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Post-Concussion Symptoms: Cognitive, Emotional, and Environmental Aspects
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Two head injury patients who experienced the onset and/or exacerbation of post-concussion symptoms associated with increased environmental stress are presented and provide insight into the complex interaction between neurological and psychological factors following head injury.Abstract:
Two head injury patients who experienced the onset and/or exacerbation of post-concussion symptoms (i.e., headache, confusion, and memory difficulty) associated with increased environmental stress are presented. The cases provide insight into the complex interaction between neurological and psychological factors following head injury. Patients should be made aware of cognitive limitations during the recovery period so as to better determine acceptable levels of environmental stress. The development or exacerbation of post-concussion symptoms during convalescence signals the physician that a discrepancy exists between the patient's cognitive capacities and environmental demands. Timely intervention to modify environmental stress would help alleviate problems with post-concussion symptoms.read more
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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Their Associations With Health Symptoms
Rodney D. Vanderploeg,Rodney D. Vanderploeg,Heather G. Belanger,Heather G. Belanger,Glenn Curtiss,Glenn Curtiss +5 more
TL;DR: MTBI, even in the chronic phase years postinjury, is not a benign condition and is associated with increased rates of headaches, sleep problems, and memory difficulties, which can complicate or prolong recovery from preexisting or comorbid conditions such as PTSD.
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Postconcussion symptoms and daily stress in normal and head-injured college populations.
TL;DR: The data support models which predict that postconcussion syndrome varies with stress, but the evidence for a reduction in the cerebral reserve capacity after head injury was not supported with this population of head-injured subjects.
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A survey of common misconceptions about head injury and recovery
TL;DR: Findings indicate substantial levels of misconception about the nature of unconsciousness, amnesia, and recovery, but surprisingly few misconceptions about seatbelts and the effects of brain damage.
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Predictors of postconcussion symptom complex in community dwelling male veterans.
TL;DR: The findings provide support for the premise that PPCSC is mediated in part by individual resilience, preexisting psychological status, and psychosocial support, and the predictive value of loss of consciousness was significant, but low.
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Postconcussive symptom complaints and potentially malleable positive predictors.
TL;DR: Examination of the relationship between postconcussion symptom complaint (PCS) severity and positive coping factors (knowledge, self-efficacy, and attributions) in a sample of individuals who have sustained a mild TBI revealed that demographic variables and psychiatric symptom severity predicted PCS severity.
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