Neuropsychological Outcomes in Patients with Complicated Versus Uncomplicated Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: 6-Month Follow-Up

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• 作者：Vigneswaran Veeramuthu¹ ; Vairavan Narayanan¹ ; ^{nvairavan@um.edu.my} ; Norlisah Ramli² ; Aditya Hernowo¹ ; Vicknes Waran¹ ; Mark W. Bondi³ ; ⁴ ; Lisa Delano-Wood³ ; ⁴ ; Dharmendra Ganesan¹
• 关键词：Complicated versus uncomplicated ; Early neuropsychological impairment ; Mild traumatic brain injury
• 刊名：World Neurosurgery
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：97
• 期：Complete
• 页码：416-423
• 全文大小：5035 K
• 卷排序：97

文摘

To compare the extent of persistent neuropsychological impairment in patients with complicated mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and those with uncomplicated mTBI.MethodsSixty-one patients with mTBI (Glasgow Coma Scale score 13–15) were recruited prospectively, categorized according to baseline computed tomography findings, and subjected to neuropsychological assessment at initial admission (n = 61) as well as at a 6-month follow-up (n = 30). The paired t test, Cohen's d effect size calculation, and repeated-measures analysis of variance were used to establish the differences between the 2 groups in terms of neuropsychological performance.ResultsA trend toward poorer neuropsychological performance among the patients with complicated mTBI was observed during admission; however, performance in this group improved over time. In contrast, the uncomplicated mTBI group showed slower recovery, especially in tasks of memory, visuospatial processing, and executive functions, at follow-up.ConclusionsOur findings suggest that despite the broad umbrella designation of mTBI, the current classification schemes of injury severity for mild neurotrauma should be revisited. They also raise questions about the clinical relevance of both traumatic focal lesions and the absence of visible traumatic lesions on brain imaging studies in patients with milder forms of head trauma.