Brain injury : [BI]
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2013
Paediatric patients with abusive head trauma treated in US Emergency Departments, 2006-2009.
To study characteristics and outcomes of paediatric patients with abusive head trauma (AHT) treated in emergency departments. ⋯ Child caregivers should be educated about the serious consequences of AHT and proper techniques for caring for infants. Unbiased and accurate documentation of AHT by physicians and medical coders is crucial for monitoring AHT injuries.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2013
Comparative StudyEarly cranioplasty may improve outcome in neurological patients with decompressive craniectomy.
Decompressive craniectomy is an effective therapy to relieve intractable intracranial hypertension following acute brain injury. However, little is known about the optimal timing for cranioplasties in the sub-acute phase. The objective of the present study was to analyse the effect of cranioplasty timing on neurological outcomes. ⋯ Patients with decompressive craniectomy for management of intracranial hypertension may benefit from early cranioplasty.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2013
Comparative StudySensitivity to emotion, empathy and theory of mind: adult performance following childhood TBI.
To examine deficits in emotion perception for adults who had experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI) during childhood and investigate relationships between emotion perception skills, empathy and Theory of Mind (ToM). ⋯ The current findings indicated that deficits in social skills are long lasting and raises the issue of whether intervention to improve sensitivity to genuine emotion can influence more complex social skills and improve quality of social interactions for individuals following TBI.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2013
Changes in personality after mild traumatic brain injury from primary blast vs. blunt forces.
Injuries from explosive devices can cause blast-force injuries, including mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). ⋯ These results suggest that blast forces alone can cause negativistic behavioural changes when evaluated with selected measures of personality. Further research on isolated blast-force mTBI should focus on these personality changes and their relationship to blast over-pressure.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2013
Predictors of health-related quality-of-life following traumatic brain injury.
To examine the predictive associations of family satisfaction, functional impairment, pain, and depression on health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) among persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI) through structural equation modelling (SEM). ⋯ The presence of pain and depression, greater functional impairment and lower family satisfaction were predictively associated with lower HRQoL. Depression further mediated the effects of pain and functional impairment on HRQoL. The present study advances understanding of the ways in which pain, depression and functional impairment predict HRQoL.