What is the study about?
Resilience is thought to be an important factor in the recovery from traumatic events. It is defined as positive adaptation following trauma or the ability to “bounce back” following such events. This study aims to evaluate aspects of resilience including when people may demonstrate it, factors ...
What is the study about?
This study compares the rate and nature of rehospitalization in a cohort of patients enrolled in the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS) with and without disorders of consciousness (DOC) at the time of rehabilitation. The period of interest ...
What is the study about?
This project aims to develop a case definition and diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic confusional state (PTCS) following traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study describes clinical findings that establish a diagnosis of PTCS. Second, the study presents criteria for describing recovery from severe states of altered consciousness, ...
What is the study about?
This study examined characteristics of patients with post-traumatic brain injury fatigue (PTBIF) in order to assess characteristics of those whose fatigue persisted as compared to those whose fatigue resolved. The characteristics reported included: level of disability, sleep quality, mood, and community participation, as well as level ...
What is the study about?
One measurement used to assess the level of community integration of people who have incurred traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ). This questionnaire has 15 elements, which are grouped into three subscales: home integration, social activity, and productive activity. The purpose of ...
What is the study about?
Medical complications in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and traumatic disorders of consciousness (DOCs) are common but few systematic studies have reported patterns of complications or how they evolve over time. For this study, researchers were interested in the severity and characteristics of new ...
Posibles etapas de recuperación
En las primeras semanas luego de sufrirse una lesión cerebral de moderada a grave, hinchazón, sangrado o cambios en la química del cerebro la función del tejido cerebral sano suele verse afectada. Los ojos de la persona lesionada pueden permanecer cerrados, y es posible que la persona ...
What You Can Do About Your Pain
In the same way that pain is personal, so too are strategies for managing it. Learning to manage pain is a process that takes practice. Don’t get discouraged if the process is difficult at the start.
In this document, you’ll find some common strategies for ...
What is the study about?
The goal of this study was to determine whether there are differences in patient functional outcomes across rehabilitation centers participating in the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS). Patient outcomes were examined at the time of their discharge from ...
Introducción
Una lesión cerebral traumática (LCT) puede cambiar a una persona de muchas maneras. En su rol de cuidador de una persona con una LCT, usted puede sentirse estresado o abrumado. No está solo; esos sentimientos son normales. El uso de estrategias para controlar el estrés puede ayudarlo a cuidarse.
Síntomas del ...
Pain is an unpleasant sensation that can range from mild to very severe. Pain is very personal; two people can have the same type and amount of pain and have very different reactions to it.
Pain is usually considered chronic when it lasts more than three months. Many people with traumatic ...
What is the study about?
This study has two goals: 1) to compare the ability of the SCI-FI/AT and a legacy measure to detect functional change in people with SCI at all levels over a 1-year period after hospital discharge; and 2) to calculate the minimum change in score needed on ...
What is the study about?
This study aims to examine the effect of early intravenous (IV) zoledronic acid (ZA) on bone markers and areal bone mineral density (aBMD) in persons with acute ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) A traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) (i.e., a person with no motor or sensory function ...
What is the study about?
This study reviewed research about treatments for post-traumatic brain injury fatigue (PTBIF). By comparing all published articles, researchers were able to identify promising best practices and areas that needed more research, because PTBIF has a negative impact on patients’ quality of life.
What did the study find?
Overall, ...
What is the study about?
This study was conducted to evaluate the usefulness of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) in accounting for differences in life outcomes after injury. Traditionally, the GCS is used to predict survival in a hospitalized patient population rather than as a functional outcome. The GCS scale has ...
Antecedentes y visión general
Esta hoja informativa está destinada a ser utilizada por los cuidadores familiares de personas con TdC. Esto puede incluir a miembros de la familia, parejas, amigos u otros cuidadores. Una persona con TdC no tiene consciencia de sí misma o de su entorno. No puede permanecer despierta ...
La forma en que las personas experimentan o expresan las emociones puede cambiar después de sufrirse una lesión cerebral traumática (LCT). Si bien esto puede ser angustiante para los miembros de la familia y los amigos, muchas estrategias pueden ayudar a manejar estas preocupaciones emocionales después de una LCT.
Ansiedad
La ansiedad ...
Lo que usted necesita saber
Su visión es importante para muchos aspectos de la vida.
La lesión cerebral traumática (LCT) puede causarle problemas de visión.
El tratamiento puede solucionar completamente el problema, mejorar su visión o ayudarle a manejar mejor el problema
¿Qué es la visión y por qué es importante?
A menudo pensamos en ...
Introducción
Después de sufrir una lesión cerebral traumática (LCT), muchas parejas encuentran que la relación con su pareja cambia drásticamente. Esos cambios son bastante personales y pueden ser demasiado emocionales para dos personas en una relación. La presente hoja informativa busca ayudar a las parejas a comprender algunos de los cambios ...
¿Qué es una conmoción cerebral?
Una conmoción cerebral es una lesión cerebral traumática leve (LCT) causada por un golpe en la cabeza que hace que la cabeza y el cerebro se muevan rápidamente hacia adelante y hacia atrás. Esto puede suceder debido a un accidente de coche o bicicleta, una caída, ...