Health-related quality of life after TBI: a systematic review of study design, instruments, measurement properties, and outcome

S Polinder, JA Haagsma, D van Klaveren… - Population health …, 2015 - Springer
Measurement of health-related quality of life (HRQL) is essential to quantify the subjective
burden of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in survivors. We performed a systematic review of …

Outcome measures for traumatic brain injury

D Shukla, BI Devi, A Agrawal - Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 2011 - Elsevier
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health problem resulting in death and
disabilities of young and productive people. Though the mortality of TBI has decreased …

Outcome 3 to 5 years after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury

SS Dikmen, JE Machamer, JM Powell… - Archives of physical …, 2003 - Elsevier
Dikmen SS, Machamer JE, Powell JM, Temkin NR. Outcome 3 to 5 years after moderate to
severe traumatic brain injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2003; 84: 1449–57. OBJECTIVE: To …

Magnesium sulfate for neuroprotection after traumatic brain injury: a randomised controlled trial

NR Temkin, GD Anderson, HR Winn… - The Lancet …, 2007 - thelancet.com
Background Traumatic brain injuries represent an important and costly health problem.
Supplemental magnesium positively affects many of the processes involved in secondary …

Health-related quality of life after mild, moderate and severe traumatic brain injury: patterns and predictors of suboptimal functioning during the first year after injury

AC Scholten, JA Haagsma, T Andriessen, PE Vos… - Injury, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOSE) is the established
functional outcome scale to assess disability following traumatic brain injury (TBI), however …

Multiple resting state network functional connectivity abnormalities in mild traumatic brain injury

MC Stevens, D Lovejoy, J Kim, H Oakes… - Brain imaging and …, 2012 - Springer
Several reports show that traumatic brain injury (TBI) results in abnormalities in the
coordinated activation among brain regions. Because most previous studies examined …

Measuring functional and quality of life outcomes following major head injury: common scales and checklists

AD Nichol, AM Higgins, BJ Gabbe, LJ Murray… - Injury, 2011 - Elsevier
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health issue, which results in significant
mortality and long term disability. The profound impact of TBI is not only felt by the …

Community based rehabilitation after severe traumatic brain injury: a randomised controlled trial

J Powell, J Heslin, R Greenwood - Journal of Neurology …, 2002 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective: Evaluation of multidisciplinary community based outreach rehabilitation after
severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods: A randomised controlled trial compared …

Physiologic and functional outcome correlates of brain tissue hypoxia in traumatic brain injury

JJJ Chang, TS Youn, D Benson, H Mattick… - Critical care …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Assess the prevalence of brain tissue hypoxia in patients with severe traumatic
brain injuries (TBI), and to characterize the relationship between brain tissue hypoxia and …

Do racial/ethnic differences exist in post-injury outcomes after TBI? A comprehensive review of the literature

KW Gary, JC Arango-Lasprilla, LF Stevens - Brain injury, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Primary objectives:(1) To describe demographic and injury characteristics that are prominent
among African Americans and Hispanics with TBI;(2) To determine if racial differences exist …