TBI Publications

Article describes the diagnostic evaluation and medical course for a patient who sustained an accidental low-velocity penetrating head wound through the soft tissue of the temporal region. The lesion resulted in a deep intra-cerebral hemorrhage, after the initial assessment revealed no evidence of skull fracture, missile, or missile track. ...

Article presents a study conducted to: (1) build an Internet-based virtual rehabilitation center (VRC) that provides rehabilitation, education, and support to individuals with traumatic brain injury; and (2) determine the relationships between the nature and severity of the participants' cognitive impairments and their ability to use the VRC. All ...

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate distribution of levels of caregiver supervision at 1 year after traumatic brain injury, and to determine neuropsychologic predictors of supervision level. DESIGN: Prospective longitudinal design, concurrent measurement of neuropsychologic function and supervision level. SETTING: Seventeen Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems centers. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 563 ...

Objective: To determine concordance between patient and family report of neurobehavioral symptoms and problems across 6 domains of function and 3 levels of injury severity at 1 year after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Design: Prospective longitudinal design with follow-up between 10 and 14 months postinjury. Setting: Seventeen Traumatic Brain ...

Study examines the preinjury family functioning, emotional distress, and social support of caregivers of persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Caregivers were assessed using the following self-report questionnaires: the Brief Symptom Inventory, the Family Assessment Device, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Histories of medical and psychiatric ...

Study examined the influence of confounding factors on the relationship between race and productivity outcome after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Using data from the TBI Model Systems database, researchers studied the impact of factors confounded with race that affect productivity outcomes at 1-year follow-up. Results showed that African Americans ...

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 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 ...

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence, risk factors, and outcome in patients with fecal incontinence after acute brain injury. DESIGN: A retrospective study of the incidence of and risk factors contributing to fecal incontinence, and outcomes at admission to and discharge from inpatient rehabilitation and at 1-year follow-up. SETTING: Medical ...

OBJECTIVE: To examine job stability moderating variables and develop a postinjury work stability prediction model. DESIGN: Multicenter analysis of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) who returned for follow-up at 1, 2, and 3, or 4 years postinjury, were of working age (between 18 and 62 years of age ...

OBJECTIVE: To compare demographics, injury characteristics, therapy service and intensity, and outcome in minority versus nonminority patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). DESIGN: Retrospective analysis. SETTING: Twenty medical centers. PARTICIPANTS: Two thousand twenty patients (men, n=1,518; women, n=502; nonminority, n=1,168; minority, n=852) with TBI enrolled in the Traumatic Brain ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine concordance between patient and family report of neurobehavioral symptoms and problems across 6 domains of function and 3 levels of injury severity at 1 year after traumatic brain injury (TBI). DESIGN: Prospective longitudinal design with follow-up between 10 and 14 months postinjury. SETTING: Seventeen Traumatic Brain ...

Article discusses findings from a study of the incidence, and risk factors, and outcomes of patients with fecal incontinence who were admitted to inpatient rehabilitation at a Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS) center. Relationships between fecal incontinence and demographic, injury severity, and functional outcome variables were examined using ...