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Duration Of Posttraumatic Amnesia Predicts Neuropsychological And Global Outcome In Complicated Mild Traumatic Brain Injury., Tessa Hart, Thomas A. Novack, Nancy Temkin, Jason Barber, Sureyya S. Dikmen, Ramon Diaz-Arrastia, Joseph Ricker, Dale C. Hesdorffer, Jack Jallo, Nancy H. Hsu, Ross Zafonte
Duration Of Posttraumatic Amnesia Predicts Neuropsychological And Global Outcome In Complicated Mild Traumatic Brain Injury., Tessa Hart, Thomas A. Novack, Nancy Temkin, Jason Barber, Sureyya S. Dikmen, Ramon Diaz-Arrastia, Joseph Ricker, Dale C. Hesdorffer, Jack Jallo, Nancy H. Hsu, Ross Zafonte
Department of Neurosurgery Faculty Papers
OBJECTIVES: Examine the effects of posttraumatic amnesia (PTA) duration on neuropsychological and global recovery from 1 to 6 months after complicated mild traumatic brain injury (cmTBI).
PARTICIPANTS: A total of 330 persons with cmTBI defined as Glasgow Coma Scale score of 13 to 15 in emergency department, with well-defined abnormalities on neuroimaging.
METHODS: Enrollment within 24 hours of injury with follow-up at 1, 3, and 6 months.
MEASURES: Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended, California Verbal Learning Test II, and Controlled Oral Word Association Test. Duration of PTA was retrospectively measured with structured interview at 30 days postinjury.
RESULTS: Despite all having a …