Model System:

TBI

Reference Type:

Journal

Accession No.:

J74877

Journal:


Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Year, Volume, Issue, Page(s):

, 31, 6, E1-E9

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Abstract:

Study examined the effects of posttraumatic amnesia (PTA) duration on neuropsychological and global recovery from 1 to 6 months after complicated mild traumatic brain injury (cmTBI). A total of 330 persons with cmTBI, defined as Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 13 to 15 in emergency department, with well-defined abnormalities on neuroimaging, were enrolled within 24 hours of injury with follow-up at 1, 3, and 6 months. Outcome measures included the Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended (GOS-E), California Verbal Learning Test II, and Controlled Oral Word Association Test. Duration of PTA was retrospectively measured with structured interview at 30 days after injury. Results showed that, despite all having a GCS score of 13 to 15, a quarter of the sample had a PTA duration of greater than 7 days and half had a PTA duration of 1 of 7 days. Both cognitive performance and GOS-E outcomes were strongly associated with time since injury and PTA duration, with those with PTA duration of greater than 1 week showing residual moderate disability at 6-month assessment. The findings reinforce importance of careful measurement of duration of PTA to refine outcome prediction and allocation of resources to those with cmTBI. Future research would benefit from standardization in computed tomographic criteria and use of severity indices beyond the GCS to characterize cmTBI.

Author(s):


Hart, Tessa, Novack, Thomas A., Temkin, Nancy, Barber, Jason, Dikmen, Sureyya S., Diaz-Arrastia, Ramon, Ricker, Joseph, Hesdorffer, Dale C., Jallo, Jack, Hsu, Nancy H., Zafonte, Ross

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