TY - JOUR
T1 - Relative effects of brain and non-brain injuries on neuropsychological and psychosocial outcome
AU - Dacey, Ralph
AU - Dikmen, Sureyya
AU - Temkin, Nancy
AU - McLean, Alvin
AU - Armsden, Gay
AU - Winn, Richard H.
PY - 1991/2
Y1 - 1991/2
N2 - Based on the 242 consecutive surviving head injury cases and 132 general trauma cases, this study examined the contribution of brain and non-brain injuries to cognitive and psychosocial outcome 1 month postinjury. The study also examined the relationships among various head injury severity indices. The head injury severity indices were all correlated but patients with Glasgow Coma Scale scores in the mild range had broadly ranging scores on the other head injury severity indices (Abbreviated Injury Scale and time to follow commands). Neuropsychological outcome was related to brain injury severity, but was not independently influenced by severity of other systems injuries. Psychosocial outcome related to both brain and non-brain injuries independently. When evaluating trauma outcome, it is important to consider the contributions of both brain and other system injuries.
AB - Based on the 242 consecutive surviving head injury cases and 132 general trauma cases, this study examined the contribution of brain and non-brain injuries to cognitive and psychosocial outcome 1 month postinjury. The study also examined the relationships among various head injury severity indices. The head injury severity indices were all correlated but patients with Glasgow Coma Scale scores in the mild range had broadly ranging scores on the other head injury severity indices (Abbreviated Injury Scale and time to follow commands). Neuropsychological outcome was related to brain injury severity, but was not independently influenced by severity of other systems injuries. Psychosocial outcome related to both brain and non-brain injuries independently. When evaluating trauma outcome, it is important to consider the contributions of both brain and other system injuries.
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U2 - 10.1097/00005373-199131020-00011
DO - 10.1097/00005373-199131020-00011
M3 - Article
C2 - 1994081
AN - SCOPUS:0025868642
VL - 31
SP - 217
EP - 222
JO - Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care
JF - Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care
SN - 1079-6061
IS - 2
ER -