Brain injury : [BI]
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2014
Identifying longitudinal trajectories of emotional distress symptoms 5 years after traumatic brain injury.
To evaluate longitudinal trajectories of emotional distress symptoms after traumatic brain injury (TBI). ⋯ Resilience was the most common trajectory following TBI. Patients characterized by recovery and chronic trajectories required attention and long-term clinical monitoring of their symptoms. Future research would benefit from longitudinal studies to analyse emotional distress symptoms and the strength of resilience over time.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2014
ReviewWhere are we in the modelling of traumatic brain injury? Models complicated by secondary brain insults.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) contributes to a substantial number of deaths and cases of disability. Despite well-established experimental models and years of carefully conducted research, a clinical therapeutic breakthrough in TBI has lagged. This may be due, in part, to the discrepancies between commonly used experimental models and clinical scenarios. ⋯ A more complete understanding of the interactions between the injured brain and secondary insults represents a potentially fruitful avenue that may increase the likelihood of developing effective therapies. Experimental models of TBI should not only attempt to model the focal or diffuse changes resulting from external forces, but also integrate, when appropriate, secondary insults reminiscent of human situations.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2014
Comparative StudyHospital admissions for traumatic brain injury of Austrian residents vs. of visitors to Austria.
The goal was to compare epidemiology of hospital admissions for traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Austrian residents vs. visitors to Austria. ⋯ Sports-related TBI of visitors causes a significant workload for Austrian hospitals. Better prevention is warranted.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2014
Comparative StudyComparison of several prognostic tools in traumatic brain injury including S100B.
To identify which tool (a model, a biomarker or a combination of these) has better prognostic strength in traumatic brain injury (TBI). ⋯ A better prognostic tool than those currently available may be a combination of clinical predictors with a biomarker.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2014
Multi-level modelling of employment probability trajectories and employment stability at 1, 2 and 5 years after traumatic brain injury.
To examine trajectories of employment probability and stability over the first 5 years after traumatic brain injury (TBI) by using multi-level modelling and multinomial logistic regressions. ⋯ It could be wise to target patient population with these demographic and injury characteristics for more extensive follow-ups and vocational rehabilitation to help improve employment outcomes following injury.