Journal•ISSN: 0269-9052
Brain Injury
Informa
About: Brain Injury is an academic journal published by Informa. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Traumatic brain injury & Poison control. It has an ISSN identifier of 0269-9052. Over the lifetime, 4481 publications have been published receiving 148054 citations. The journal is also known as: BI.
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TL;DR: The results indicate that persons with TBI and their families may need professional assistance to maintain a reasonable psychosocial quality of life, even more than a decade post-injury.
Abstract: The goal of this study was to measure the very long-term mental and psychosocial outcomes of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Seventy-six persons with severe TBI were evaluated extensively by m...
612 citations
TL;DR: The 1991 National Health Interview Survey was analysed to describe the incidence of mild and moderate brain injury in the United States and found the risk of medically attended brain injury was highest among three subgroups: teens and young adults, males, and persons with low income who lived alone.
Abstract: The 1991 National Health Interview Survey was analysed to describe the incidence of mild and moderate brain injury in the United States. Data were collected from 46761 households and weighted to re...
595 citations
TL;DR: The findings suggest the need for intermittent lifelong intervention following TBI, and systems of rehabilitation need to be adapted to provide this.
Abstract: This study examined long-term outcome in traumatically brain-injured individuals following discharge from a comprehensive rehabilitation programme. Of 254 traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients reviewed at 2 years, 103 have been followed up at 5 years using a structured interview format detailing neurological symptoms, mobility, independence in ADL, productivity status, relationship issues, communication and the presence of cognitive, behavioural and emotional changes. Visual difficulties, headache and fatigue were persistent in a significant number of patients. Between 2 and 5 years there was increased independence in personal, domestic and community ADL and the use of transport. Ten more patients had returned to driving. On the other hand there was a slightly higher incidence of cognitive, behavioural and emotional changes reported at 5 years. Thirty-two per cent of those working at 2 years were not employed at 5 years. Many students had also become unemployed. These findings suggest the need for intermittent lifelong intervention following TBI. Systems of rehabilitation need to be adapted to provide this.
510 citations
TL;DR: The national burden of mTBI is significant and the incidence higher than that reported by others, underscoring the need to promote prevention programmes on a national level.
Abstract: Primary objective: To determine the incidence and epidemiology of emergency department (ED)-attended mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in the US.Research design: Secondary analysis of ED visits for mTBI in the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey for 1998–2000.Methods and procedures: MTBI defined by International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes for ‘skull fracture’, ‘concussion’, ‘intracranial injury of unspecified nature’ and ‘head injury, unspecified’.Main outcome and results: The average incidence of mTBI was 503.1/100 000, with peaks among males (590/100 000), American Indians/Alaska Natives (1,026/100 000) and those <5 years of age (1,115.2/100 000). MTBI incidence was highest in the Midwest region (578.4/10 000) and in non-urban areas (530.9/100 000) of the US. Bicycles and sports accounted for 26.4% of mTBI in the 5–14 age group.Conclusions: The national burden of mTBI is significant and the incidence higher than that reported by others....
474 citations
TL;DR: This study provides preliminary evidence to suggest that athletes with multiple concussions might have cumulative effects of injury, with differences between groups in symptom reporting and memory performance.
Abstract: Primary objective: To examine the possibility that athletes with multiple concussions show cumulative effects of injury. Methods and procedures: Amateur athletes with a history of three or more con...
456 citations