| Traumatic brain injury is under-diagnosed in patients with spinal cord injury. | |
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PMID: 17896053 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the occurrence and severity of traumatic brain injury in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study with prospective neurological, neuropsychological and neuroradiological examinations and retrospective medical record review. PATIENTS: Thirty-one consecutive, traumatic spinal cord injury patients on their first post-acute rehabilitation period in a national rehabilitation centre. METHODS: The American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine diagnostic criteria for mild traumatic brain injury were applied. Assessments were performed with neurological and neuropsychological examinations and magnetic resonance imaging 1.5T. RESULTS: Twenty-three of the 31 patients with spinal cord injury (74%) met the diagnostic criteria for traumatic brain injury. Nineteen patients had sustained a loss of consciousness or post-traumatic amnesia. Four patients had a focal neurological finding and 21 had neuropsychological findings apparently due to traumatic brain injury. Trauma-related magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities were detected in 10 patients. Traumatic brain injury was classified as moderate or severe in 17 patients and mild in 6 patients. CONCLUSION: The results suggest a high frequency of traumatic brain injury in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury, and stress a special diagnostic issue to be considered in this patient group. |
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Authors:
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Anu Tolonen; Jukka Turkka; Oili Salonen; Eija Ahoniemi; Hannu Alaranta |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of rehabilitation medicine : official journal of the UEMS European Board of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Volume: 39 ISSN: 1650-1977 ISO Abbreviation: J Rehabil Med Publication Date: 2007 Oct |
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Created Date: 2007-09-26 Completed Date: 2007-11-08 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101088169 Medline TA: J Rehabil Med Country: Sweden |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 622-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Käpylä Rehabilitation Centre, Finnish Association of People with Mobility Disabilities, Helsinki, Finland. anu.tolonen@invalidiliitto.fi |
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Adolescent Adult Brain Injuries / complications*, diagnosis, rehabilitation Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Injury Severity Score Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Neurologic Examination Neuropsychological Tests Prospective Studies Spinal Cord Injuries / complications*, rehabilitation |
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