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Investigations on Alterations of Hippocampal Circuit Function Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Published on: November 19, 2012
Predicting functional recovery after mild traumatic brain injury: the SHEFBIT cohort
James Booker1, Saurabh Sinha2, Kishor Choudhari2
1a Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience, University of Sheffield , Sheffield , UK.
Abstract:
Background: Current prognostic models for mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) are unsatisfactory in identifying patients at risk of an unfavorable outcome following injury. Objective: To identify prognostic indicators of recovery one-year following mTBI. Methods: A large population (n = 596) of patients with mTBI were prospectively recruited following admission to the Emergency Department. Data were collected at brain injury clinics at 8-10 weeks and one-year after injury. Functional recovery at one year was assessed using the Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended (GOSE). Results: A follow-up rate of 92% was achieved. The most common aetiologies of mTBI were falls (n = 222) and road traffic collisions (n = 154). Distribution of GCS was 15 (n = 363), 14 (n = 156) and 13 (n = 77). Ordinal regression analysis found that psychiatric history (p < .001), alcohol intoxication (p = .011), assault (p = .022) and GCS < 15 (p =< 0.001), were associated with worse outcome. An abnormal CT scan was not a predictor of disability. Conclusion: Patients with a previous psychiatric history, GCS < 15, etiology of assault, and alcohol intoxication result in worse long-term outcomes after mTBI. The predictors identified should be implemented when developing a future-validated a prognostic model for mTBI recovery.
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