Awareness problems following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury: Prevalence, assessment methods, and injury correlates

Awareness problems following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury: Prevalence, assessment methods, and injury correlates.

We examined the degree to which individuals with a history of moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) are unaware of their postinjury deficits. We also examined correlates between awareness problems and injury acuteness and severity and whether awareness problems differed across behavioral domains. Self- and significant other (family member) ratings on the Key Behaviors Change Inventory...

Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

The Relationship Between Executive Function and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Background: Cognitive impairment is a common complication of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (STBI). One of cognitive problems following STBI is impaired executive functions which involve high-level cognitive processes and their dysfunction can lead to reduced quality of life.  Objective: This study aims to investigate the cognitive impairment in men with STBI compared to healthy men. Materials...

O20: Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Following Motor Vehicle Accidents: Pathogenesis, Pathophysiology and Prognosis

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Long-term behavior problems following pediatric traumatic brain injury: prevalence, predictors, and correlates.

OBJECTIVE To study identified rates of long-term behavior problems in children with traumatic brain injury (TBI) compared to children with only orthopedic injuries and risk factors and correlates for new behavior problems following TBI. METHODS Sample included children with severe TBI (n = 42), moderate TBI (n = 41), and orthopedic injuries only (ORTHO;n = 50). The baseline assessment measure...