Predicting level of independence following moderate and severe traumatic brain injury

Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

O20: Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Following Motor Vehicle Accidents: Pathogenesis, Pathophysiology and Prognosis

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Predicting depression following mild traumatic brain injury.

CONTEXT Minimizing negative consequences of major depression following traumatic brain injury is an important public health objective. Identifying high-risk patients and referring them for treatment could reduce morbidity and loss of productivity. OBJECTIVE To develop a model for early screening of patients at risk for major depressive episode at 3 months after traumatic brain injury. DESIG...

Awareness problems following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury: Prevalence, assessment methods, and injury correlates.

We examined the degree to which individuals with a history of moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) are unaware of their postinjury deficits. We also examined correlates between awareness problems and injury acuteness and severity and whether awareness problems differed across behavioral domains. Self- and significant other (family member) ratings on the Key Behaviors Change Inventory...

A case report of an unexpected traumatic brain injury following severe child abuse

Introduction: Child abuse has been defined as allowing others to cause physical, emotional, and sexual harm, and also physical and emotional pain to a child. The present study was a report on a case of physical and sexual child abuse accompanied by traumatic brain injury (TBI) referred to an emergency department.Case Presentation: A 4-year-old child was rushed into an emergency department...