Brain injury : [BI]
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2012
A 10-year follow-up study of patients with severe traumatic brain injury and dysautonomia treated with intrathecal baclofen therapy.
To describe the long-term disorders of consciousness in patients with dysautonomia and hypertonia treated with intrathecal baclofen therapy (IBT). ⋯ Recovery of good long-term consciousness is possible. A low level of consciousness recovery and the early development of severe and persistent symptoms of dysautonomia associated with hypertonia could be linked to poor long-term outcome.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2012
Reliability, validity and clinical usefulness of the BNI fatigue scale in mild traumatic brain injury.
The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability, validity and clinical usefulness of the Barrow Neurological Institute Fatigue Scale (BNI-FS) in patients with mild traumatic brain injuries (MTBI). ⋯ The BNI-FS is a relatively new, brief and highly reliable measure of fatigue.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2012
Mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) leads to spatial learning deficits.
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of mild and severe TBI on young male Wistar rats' spatial learning. ⋯ Persistent spatial learning deficits exist after mild TBI; these deficits appear equivalent to deficits exhibited after a more severe injury.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2011
Comparative StudyTo exclude or not to exclude: white matter hyperintensities in diffusion tensor imaging research.
A practical methodological issue for diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) researchers is determining what to do about incidental findings, such as white matter hyperintensities (WMHI). The purpose of this study was to compare healthy control subjects with or without WMHIs on whole brain DTI. ⋯ The decision to include or exclude subjects who have incidental findings can influence the results of a study.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2011
Association between combat stress and post-concussive symptom reporting in OEF/OIF service members with mild traumatic brain injuries.
The relationship between combat stress and post-concussive symptoms in service members with mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) is poorly understood. It was hypothesized that the co-occurrence of combat stress would have a significant effect on the severity of post-concussive complaints, specifically on emotional and cognitive symptoms. ⋯ The findings of the present study suggest that non-brain injury-related factors, such as high-levels of combat stress, may impact post-concussive symptom reporting in this population, further confounding the accuracy of the post-concussion syndrome (PCS) diagnosis. Considerable caution should be exercised in making the diagnosis of PCS in concussed service members with co-occurring combat-stress disorders.