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Investigations on Alterations of Hippocampal Circuit Function Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Published on: November 19, 2012
[Brain function recovery after prolonged posttraumatic coma]
A V Klimash1, Z S Zhanaidarov2
1Polenov`s Russian Neurosurgical Scientific Research Institute, St. Petersburg.
Objective:
To explore the characteristics of brain function recovery in patients after prolonged posttraumatic coma and with long-unconscious states.
Material And Methods:
Eighty-seven patients after prolonged posttraumatic coma were followed-up for two years. An analysis of a clinical/neurological picture after a prolonged episode of coma was based on the dynamics of vital functions, neurological status and patient's reactions to external stimuli.
Results And Conclusion:
Based on the dynamics of the clinical/neurological picture that shows the recovery of functions of the certain brain areas, three stages of brain function recovery after a prolonged episode of coma were singled out: brain stem areas, diencephalic areas and telencephalic areas. These functional/anatomic areas of brain function recovery after prolonged coma were compared to the present classifications.
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