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Severe traumatic brain injury — epidemiology and outcome after 3 years
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Annoni, J. M. Beer, S. Kesselring, J. |
| Copyright Year | 1992 |
| Description | Journal: Disability and Rehabilitation In 1987 80 patients living in the region of St Gallen, Switzerland, suffered from head injury with neuroradiologically visible intracranial lesions (annual incidence 20/100 000). One-quarter died during the first month after injury, and six others during the following 3 years. All except three of the 45 survivors interviewed and examined after 3 years had symptoms and functional impairment related to injury: neuropsychological (78%), behavioural (58%), neurological (53%), and related to bone or soft tissue trauma (36%). Half of the patients suffered from headache. Although these impairments caused little disability — only 5% of the patients had a Glasgow Outcome Score of 2 or 3 — handicap in social life was reported in half of them and only 13 of 29 working before the accident were able to resume their former work. The consequences for long-term management of these patients are discussed. |
| Related Links | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/09638289209166422 |
| Ending Page | 26 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| Starting Page | 23 |
| ISSN | 09638288 |
| e-ISSN | 14645165 |
| DOI | 10.3109/09638289209166422 |
| Journal | Disability and Rehabilitation |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 1992-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Disability and Rehabilitation Clinical Neurology Functional Recovery Return To Work |
| Content Type | Text |
| Subject | Rehabilitation |
