Citation

deGuise E, LeBlanc J, Feyz M, Meyer K, Duplantie J, Thomas H, Abouassaly M, Champoux MC, Couturier C, Lin H, Lu L, Robinson C, Roger E. J. Head Trauma Rehabil. 2008; 23(5): 294-303.

Affiliation

Montreal General Hospital, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Québec, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/01.HTR.0000336842.53338.f4

PMID

18815506

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a comprehensive understanding of long-term outcome after severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI). PARTICIPANTS: Forty-six patients with sTBI. DESIGN: Comparison of interdisciplinary evaluation results at discharge from acute care and at 2 to 5 year follow-up. MAIN MEASURES: Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale, the FIM instrument, and the Neurobehavioral Rating Scale-Revised. RESULTS: Significant improvement was observed on the FIM instrument, the Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale, and on 3 factors of the Neurobehavioral Rating Scale-Revised. These measures at discharge were significant predictors of outcome. CONCLUSION: Patients with sTBI 2 to 5 years postinjury showed relatively good physical and functional outcome but poorer cognitive and emotional outcome.

Language: en