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Published in: Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports 6/2016

01-06-2016 | Neurotrauma (M Kumar, Section Editor)

Clinical Outcomes after Traumatic Brain Injury

Author: Danielle K. Sandsmark

Published in: Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports | Issue 6/2016

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Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability that often affects young people. After injury, the degree of recovery can be highly variable, with some people regaining near complete function while others remain severely disabled. Understanding what factors influence recovery is important for counseling patients and families in the acute period after injury and can help guide therapeutic decisions in the acute period following injury. In this review, prognostic algorithms useful for clinicians are discussed. Tools for grading patient outcomes, their role in clinical care and research studies, and their limitations are reviewed. Ongoing work focusing on the development of biomarkers to track TBI recovery and the refinement of clinical outcome metrics is summarized.
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Metadata
Title
Clinical Outcomes after Traumatic Brain Injury
Author
Danielle K. Sandsmark
Publication date
01-06-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports / Issue 6/2016
Print ISSN: 1528-4042
Electronic ISSN: 1534-6293
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11910-016-0654-5

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