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Article reviews the literature on pre- and post-injury substance use patterns, abuse risk factors, and dangers of post-injury use among individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The relationship between substance abuse and neurological, neurobehavioral, vocational, and life satisfaction outcomes is examined. Assessment is discussed in detail, including the importance ...

Study investigated the effects of aging on recovery after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The functional outcomes in older patients (ages 50 to 89) and younger patients (ages 18 to 49) with TBI were compared with those of an age-matched group of people with orthopedic injuries. Outcomes examined were independent ...

Study investigated the impact of neurobehavioral factors on family functioning in patients with mild and moderate/severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) compared to patients with orthopedic injuries (OI). In each group, patients and a family member completed the Family Assessment Device and the Neurobehavioral Functioning Index at hospital discharge and ...

Study examined the effects of a neuropsychologic rehabilitation program on the psychological and neuropsychological functioning of people with mild and moderate traumatic brain injury. Patients were assigned to: (1) the treatment group, which received 50 minutes of individual cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy and 50 minutes of individual cognitive remediation, 3 times ...

Article provides a selective review of brain injury resources found on the Internet. The listings of websites are geared toward survivors of brain injury and their families and include those that focus on brain injury, those with sections related to brain injury, and those with brain injury information found ...

Study examined the healthcare billings for 63 survivors of traumatic brain injury (TBI) over a 19-month period. A total of $795,635 was billed to Medicaid for 3,950 services and medications used. A total of $281,897 was paid for these billings out of the Medicaid account. Motor disability at discharge ...

Article on the early prediction of functional outcome following traumatic brain injury (TBI). The article first surveys outcome measures, including the Disability Rating Scale (DRS), Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS), Functional Independence Measure (FIM), the Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ), and return to work and school. It then discusses the functional ...

Study examines the potential impact of physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) consultation on acute functional outcome, length of stay (LOS), and discharge disposition for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Functional outcome was determined using a modified version of the Functional Independence Measure (FIM). Results showed that patients receiving ...

Study examining the association of acute variables with disposition after acute hospitalization for traumatic brain injury (TBI). Revised Trauma Score (RTS), Injury Severity Score (ISS), and the Combined Trauma Score Injury Severity Score (TRISS-RTS) were compared with discharge disposition after acute hospitalization for 378 consecutive TBI patients. Results of ...

Study was conducted to identify factors influencing successful return to productive activity and to understand how return to productive activity 1 year after traumatic brain injury (TBI) relates to measures of impairment, disability, handicap, and community integration. During telephone interviews with 105 participants, data for the Disability Rating Scale (DRS) ...

Study evaluated the effects of administering Donepezil during inpatient rehabilitation to 36 patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Main outcome measures include Functional Independence Measure cognitive scores and rehabilitation lengths of stay. No difference in cognitive improvement was observed between the treatment group and a matched control group. Sub-set ...

Article provides information on the prevalence, course, and implications of pain after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The neural pathways and mechanisms of pain and potential sources of pain after TBI are discussed. Diagnosis of pain usually falls into one of the following pathoetiologic classifications: primary or musculoskeletal, vascular, visceral, ...