Tag: Traumatic Brain Injury
Odds of Poor Long-Term Outcome High With Combat Concussion
Service members sustaining combat concussion were 37 to 49 times more likely to be in the worse disability trajectory
Early Posttraumatic Seizures Tied to Worse Traumatic Brain Injury Outcomes
Development of early posttraumatic seizures predicted via clinical risk factors
Poor One-Year Cognitive Outcome Common After Mild TBI
Multivariable prediction model for poor one-year cognitive outcome includes education, health insurance, preinjury depression
Updated Brain Injury Guidelines Validated for Complicated mTBI
Use of uBIG could potentially decrease number of transfers for Canadian patients with complicated mild traumatic brain injury
Young Veterans With Mild TBI Show Premature Cognitive Aging
In young veterans with traumatic brain injury, performance on some cognitive tests similar to that of older adults with early Parkinson disease
Traumatic Brain Injury Tied to Later Opioid Use, Misuse
History of TBI tied to 52 percent increased odds of prescription opioid use, 65 percent increased odds of prescription opioid misuse
Brain-Training App Aids Cognitive Function After Brain Injury
Cognitive improvement seen in vets using self-administered program remotely for 12 weeks, with results sustained for an additional 12 weeks
CT Findings Tied to Prognosis in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Certain pathological CT features associated with adverse outcomes up to one year after mild traumatic brain injury
Mortality Increased for Racial/Ethnic Minorities With TBI
Hazard ratio for in-hospital mortality 2.21 for minority patients after adjustment for injury type, probability of survival, operative status
Traumatic Brain Injury Ups Risk for Future Stroke
Findings show highest risk in the first four months post-TBI, but risk remains regardless of severity or type of injury
