Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

IQ levels following trauma.

I B Gensemer1, J C Walker, F G McMurry

  • 1Department of Neurology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA 17822.

The Journal of Trauma
|December 1, 1989
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Neural correlates of peer evaluation in irritable adolescents: Linking anticipation to receipt of social feedback.

Biological psychology·2023
Same author

Preoperative gastric residual volumes in fasted patients measured by bedside ultrasound: a prospective observational study.

Anaesthesia and intensive care·2018
Same author

Gasoline risk management: a compendium of regulations, standards, and industry practices.

Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP·2014
Same author

Gasoline toxicology: overview of regulatory and product stewardship programs.

Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP·2014
Same author

Metabolism of carbohydrate and lipid reserves in germinated cotton seeds.

Planta·2013
Same author

Regulated expression of an alcohol dehydrogenase 1 chimeric gene introduced into maize protoplasts.

Planta·2013
Same journal

Article.

The Journal of trauma·2014
Same journal

Article.

The Journal of trauma·2014
Same journal

Program schedule for the sixty-fifth annual meeting of the american association for the surgery of trauma.

The Journal of trauma·2014
Same journal

Letters to the editor.

The Journal of trauma·2014
Same journal

Posttraumatic brachial plexitis.

The Journal of trauma·2011
Same journal

Incidental findings in focused assessment with sonography for trauma in hemodynamically stable blunt trauma patients: speaking about cost to benefit.

The Journal of trauma·2011
See all related articles

Head injury severity, assessed by Glasgow Coma Score (GCS), significantly impacts post-traumatic IQ scores. Less severe head injuries correlate with higher IQs, indicating long-term cognitive effects.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Trauma Research
  • Cognitive Psychology

Background:

  • Head injuries are a common cause of trauma.
  • Assessing cognitive deficits after head injury is crucial for patient management.
  • The Wechsler Intelligence Scale is a standard tool for evaluating cognitive function.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between head injury severity and post-traumatic intelligence quotient (IQ).
  • To determine if different severity scoring systems predict cognitive outcomes.
  • To analyze the impact of trauma on cognitive function in a patient cohort.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 115 trauma patients with head injuries was studied.
  • Patients were administered the Wechsler Intelligence Scale as outpatients.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Injury severity was assessed using the Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) and Injury Severity Score (ISS).

    • Main Results:

    • Patients with a GCS of 10 or 13 showed significant differences in post-traumatic IQ based on injury severity.
    • Less severe injuries (higher GCS) were associated with higher mean IQs (103.5 and 104.2).
    • A significant difference in IQ was observed when using an ISS of 17, with less severe injuries correlating with higher IQs (101.2 vs 95.8).

    Conclusions:

    • Glasgow Coma Score is a reliable indicator of post-traumatic cognitive deficits.
    • Injury Severity Score at a threshold of 17 also predicts cognitive outcomes.
    • Head injury severity significantly influences long-term intellectual functioning.