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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.
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Major depression (MD) is the most common psychiatric disorder after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Yet, diagnosing MD is often challenging because of cognitive, emotional, and somatic symptoms that overlap with TBI and other psychiatric disorders. Best current evidence suggests that depressed mood is characterized more by irritability, anger, and ...
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This study’s aim was to describe who is able to return to driving (RTD) after moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), who maintains driving after RTD, and the association of RTD with TBI outcomes.
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This study found that over a span of 30 years, ...
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This study uses the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems national database to examine the prevalence of obesity in individuals 1 to 25 years following traumatic brain injury (TBI).
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The study found that rates of obesity and overweight problems increased overtime after TBI, with ...
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the extent to which neuropsychologic and functional outcome after complicated mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) parallels that of moderate TBI recovery. DESIGN: A longitudinal study comparing neuropsychologic and functional status of persons with complicated mild TBI and moderate TBI at discharge from inpatient rehabilitation and at ...
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This study looked at the emotional awareness, emotional function, and empathy of individuals with TBI in relation to care partner burden one year after injury.
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The study found that 77% of care partners were female with most either being a spouse or parent. ...
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This study used pre-existing data to make U.S. population estimates of health and social outcomes for adults 5 years after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) that required acute inpatient rehabilitation.
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Approximately 1 in 5 (20.6%) TBI patients died within 5 years of injury. ...
Our featured video shows Jason Cowper and Tonya Howell as they share their stories of coming to terms with changes in their memory, and strategies they use to compensate for these changes. The video also includes the perspectives of health care professionals at the Texas TBI Model System of TIRR ...
After TBI, it is common to have a variety of different emotional and cognitive issues. Pain can make these problems worse, and these problems can make pain feel worse. This comic helps to explain the common effects of pain and what you can do about them.
This infocomic follows a TBI ...
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This study aims to determine whether rehospitalization in the first two years after a moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with poorer societal participation at five years post-TBI.
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This study found that rehospitalization during the first two years after TBI ...
Balance dysfunction is one of the most common and physically limiting issues associated with TBI. Chronic balance problems are common after TBI and present health care concerns because they place the individual at higher risk of falls, leading to further injury and they negatively impact quality of life. There ...
A TBI can cause damage in the brain or to the nerves that makes muscles not respond as they should. This is called spasticity. This comic explains spasticity and what can be done to improve symptoms of it.
This infocomic follows a TBI survivor as she learns to different ways of ...
After a TBI, it is common to experience anxiety. Anxiety is closely related to pain, and each can make the other worse. This comic explains the relationship between pain and anxiety and demonstrates strategies to help manage both conditions.
This infocomic follows a TBI survivor as anxiety and pain cause problems ...
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Multiple comorbidities that affect recovery is a real concern for aging individuals with traumatic brain injuries (TBI). The aim of this study was to detail the most common co-occurring comorbid conditions among adults fifty years and older with TBI.
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The three most commonly ...
The goal of this project is to evaluate the utility of adding a variable to the TBI Model Systems National Dataset that would identify the geographic location of a persons residence at follow-up. With this identifier, researchers could access a wide array of information about the environment and tie ...
Study examined the factor structure of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) in a sample of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and tested the one-, two-, and three-factor models derived from previous studies in other populations. The PSQI is a measure of sleep quality in which respondents are ...
Pain is an unpleasant sensation that can range from mild to severe. It is usually considered chronic when it lasts more than three months. Many people with TBI have chronic pain at some time or another. This comic helps to explain the different types of pain and their effects.
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Study evaluated brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) as a biomarker for post-traumatic brain injury (TBI) depressions (PTD), cognitive impairment, and functional cognitive limitations in the first year following severe TBI. One hundred thirteen participants with TBI were evaluated for PTD using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Cognitive impairment using a ...
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This study aims to assess predictors of global function (i.e., how well an individual can perform everyday activities) and driving status among older adults (50 years and older) who survived 1 year following inpatient rehabilitation for moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Global functioning was assessed through ...
Objective: The scarcity of traumatic brain injury (TBI) -specific quality of life (QOL) measurement tools hinders the efforts of TBI intervention researchers, whose goal is to obtain valid and useful data to evaluate new treatment approaches. The goals of this study are to use the Kessler Foundation's expertise in ...