Cognitive Impairment after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Clinical Course and Impact on Outcome: A Swedish-Icelandic Study
Joint Authors
Godbolt, Alison
Stenberg, Maud
Nygren De Boussard, Catharina
Levi, Richard
Stålnacke, Britt-Marie
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-12-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To assess the clinical course of cognitive and emotional impairments in patients with severe TBI (sTBI) from 3 weeks to 1 year after trauma and to study associations with outcomes at 1 year.
Methods.
Prospective, multicenter, observational study of sTBI in Sweden and Iceland.
Patients aged 18–65 years with acute Glasgow Coma Scale 3–8 were assessed with the Barrow Neurological Institute Screen for Higher Cerebral Functions (BNIS) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).
Outcome measures were Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOSE) and Rancho Los Amigos Cognitive Scale-Revised (RLAS-R).
Results.
Cognition was assessed with the BNIS assessed for 42 patients out of 100 at 3 weeks, 75 patients at 3 months, and 78 patients at 1 year.
Cognition improved over time, especially from 3 weeks to 3 months.
The BNIS subscales “orientation” and “visuospatial and visual problem solving” were associated with the GOSE and RLAS-R at 1 year.
Conclusion.
Cognition seemed to improve over time after sTBI and appeared to be rather stable from 3 months to 1 year.
Since cognitive function was associated with outcomes, these results indicate that early screening of cognitive function could be of importance for rehabilitation planning in a clinical setting.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Stenberg, Maud& Godbolt, Alison& Nygren De Boussard, Catharina& Levi, Richard& Stålnacke, Britt-Marie. 2015. Cognitive Impairment after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Clinical Course and Impact on Outcome: A Swedish-Icelandic Study. Behavioural Neurology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057566
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Stenberg, Maud…[et al.]. Cognitive Impairment after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Clinical Course and Impact on Outcome: A Swedish-Icelandic Study. Behavioural Neurology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057566
American Medical Association (AMA)
Stenberg, Maud& Godbolt, Alison& Nygren De Boussard, Catharina& Levi, Richard& Stålnacke, Britt-Marie. Cognitive Impairment after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Clinical Course and Impact on Outcome: A Swedish-Icelandic Study. Behavioural Neurology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057566
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1057566