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What is the study about? People who sustain acute spinal cord injury (SCI) frequently also have traumatic brain injury (TBI). The authors observe that it is important to know this so that both conditions can be treated when needed to promote the best health outcomes. Sometimes it is difficult to determine ...

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? 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 ...

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? In the United States, many unconscious patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are not admitted to inpatient rehabilitation because of the perception that they are capable of little progress. This study was conducted to characterize the long-term recovery patterns and function of patients with TBI who ...

What is the study about? The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible relationship between a prior traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the one first recorded as an entry in the TBI Model Systems (TBIMS) database. Such a prior TBI is called the “pre-index TBI” (i.e., earlier than the ...

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 ...

What is the study about? Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a significant cause of death and long-term disability. Although there has been a decline in the incidence of TBI in the general population, the rate of TBI in older adults has increased. Increased age has long been recognized as a predictor ...

What is the study about? Rehabilitation researchers and clinicians who treat individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are interested in evaluating the progression of recovery over time. The objective of this study was to use individual growth curve modeling to examine individual level patterns of change in functional outcome for Traumatic ...

What is the study about? This study was conducted to investigate predictors of sexual dysfunction in people a year after traumatic brain injury (TBI). All received inpatient rehabilitation at one of the TBI Model Systems centers. In addition, this study investigated the relationship of these predictors to dissatisfaction with sexual function ...

What is the study about? This study looked at changes in sexual functioning and satisfaction in patients 6 and 12 months after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). What did the study find? Self-reported levels of sexual functioning and satisfaction did not change much 1 year after moderate to severe TBI. Average ...

What is the study about? This article is about post-traumatic brain injury fatigue (PTBIF). The characteristics and correlates of PTBIF are described. The authors summarize the empirical and theoretical literature on PTBIF, including a variety of biologically based theories for a type of fatigue that is likely to be regulated by ...

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 ...

What is the study about? The most common complication after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is post-traumatic depression (PTD). This study looked at whether inflammation profiles from the acute phase of TBI can predict risk for PTD 6 and 12 months after the injury. People with TBI may have better outcomes ...

What is the study about? This study looked at how inflammation affects the outcomes of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) during the first year after the injury. A better understanding of the effects of inflammation may lead to new screening, early intervention, treatment, and therapeutic options. What did the study find? Levels ...

What is the study about? This study evaluated whether tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α is associated with disinhibition and thoughts of suicide 6 and 12 months after traumatic brain injury (TBI). TNF-α is one of the inflammatory cytokines produced early after TBI. TNF-α is associated with thoughts of suicide in the general ...

What is the study about? Traumatic brain injury (TBI) may impact one’s self-awareness of emotional and behavioral functioning. This study looked at how changes in self-awareness and depression affect what people with TBI report about their memory, health-related qualityof-life (QoL), and satisfaction with life. What did the study find? The investigators reported their ...

What is the study about? Researchers examined working memory capacity as an influential variable in the relationship between cognitive reserve and long-term memory. Cognitive reserve can be estimated with measures of intellect. A greater cognitive reserve may allow some people to better cope with cognitive impairment that results from trauma or ...