Brain injury : [BI]
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2013
Acute global outcome in patients with mild uncomplicated and complicated traumatic brain injury.
This study assesses the influence of socio-demographic, psychosocial, clinical and radiological variables on the outcome of patients with mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) in an acute care inpatient setting. ⋯ This study can help healthcare professionals in treating and planning future care of patients with MTBI.
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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.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2013
Factors predicting early deterioration in mild brain trauma: a prospective study.
To evaluate risk factors for clinical deterioration in mild traumatic brain injury. ⋯ Although deterioration rarely occurs in patients with mild brain injury, those with coagulopathy, anticoagulant drug use, GCS of 13-14, increased age, midline shift, cerebral contusions, diffuse cerebral oedema and SDH were more prone to deterioration.