@article{ref1,
title="Cascade of traumatic brain injury: a correlational study of cognition, postconcussion symptoms, and quality of life",
journal="Indian journal of psychological medicine",
year="2017",
author="Reddy, Rajakumari Pampa and Rajeswaran, Jamuna and Devi, B. Indira and Kandavel, Thennarasu",
volume="39",
number="1",
pages="32-32",
abstract="<b>Introduction:</b> Traumatic brain injury (TBI) constitutes a significant burden on health care resources in India. TBI is a dynamic process which involves damage to the brain thus leading to behavior cognitive and emotional consequences. <b>Aim:</b> To study the cognitive profile, post-concussion symptoms (PCS), quality of life (QOL), and their correlation. <b>Methods:</b> A total of 60 patients with TBI were recruited and assessed for neuropsychological profile, PCS, and QOL, the correlation among the variables were analyzed. <b>Results:</b> The results suggest that TBI has series of consequences which is interrelated, and the study has implications for rehabilitation of TBI. <b>Conclusion:</b> The study highlights the deficits of cognition, and its correlation with PCS and QOL, emphasizing integrated rehabilitation approach for patients with TBI.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0253-7176",
doi="10.4103/0253-7176.198940",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.198940"
}