Cognitive Impairment after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Clinical Course and Impact on Outcome: A Swedish-Icelandic Study

Objective. To assess the clinical course of cognitive and emotional impairments in patients with severe TBI (sTBI) from 3 weeks to 1 year after trauma and to study associations with outcomes at 1 year. Methods. Prospective, multicenter, observational study of sTBI in Sweden and Iceland. Patients age...

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Main Authors: Maud Stenberg, Alison K. Godbolt, Catharina Nygren De Boussard, Richard Levi, Britt-Marie Stålnacke
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Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/680308
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Alison K. Godbolt
Catharina Nygren De Boussard
Richard Levi
Britt-Marie Stålnacke
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description Objective. To assess the clinical course of cognitive and emotional impairments in patients with severe TBI (sTBI) from 3 weeks to 1 year after trauma and to study associations with outcomes at 1 year. Methods. Prospective, multicenter, observational study of sTBI in Sweden and Iceland. Patients aged 18–65 years with acute Glasgow Coma Scale 3–8 were assessed with the Barrow Neurological Institute Screen for Higher Cerebral Functions (BNIS) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Outcome measures were Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOSE) and Rancho Los Amigos Cognitive Scale-Revised (RLAS-R). Results. Cognition was assessed with the BNIS assessed for 42 patients out of 100 at 3 weeks, 75 patients at 3 months, and 78 patients at 1 year. Cognition improved over time, especially from 3 weeks to 3 months. The BNIS subscales “orientation” and “visuospatial and visual problem solving” were associated with the GOSE and RLAS-R at 1 year. Conclusion. Cognition seemed to improve over time after sTBI and appeared to be rather stable from 3 months to 1 year. Since cognitive function was associated with outcomes, these results indicate that early screening of cognitive function could be of importance for rehabilitation planning in a clinical setting.
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spelling doaj-art-4e55bdb83cc0432c9e925b74fe8c04f32025-08-20T02:38:47ZengWileyBehavioural Neurology0953-41801875-85842015-01-01201510.1155/2015/680308680308Cognitive Impairment after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Clinical Course and Impact on Outcome: A Swedish-Icelandic StudyMaud Stenberg0Alison K. Godbolt1Catharina Nygren De Boussard2Richard Levi3Britt-Marie Stålnacke4Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Medicine, Umeå University, 901 85 Umeå, SwedenDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet and University Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Stockholm, Danderyd Hospital, 182 88 Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet and University Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Stockholm, Danderyd Hospital, 182 88 Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Medicine, Umeå University, 901 85 Umeå, SwedenDepartment of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Medicine, Umeå University, 901 85 Umeå, SwedenObjective. To assess the clinical course of cognitive and emotional impairments in patients with severe TBI (sTBI) from 3 weeks to 1 year after trauma and to study associations with outcomes at 1 year. Methods. Prospective, multicenter, observational study of sTBI in Sweden and Iceland. Patients aged 18–65 years with acute Glasgow Coma Scale 3–8 were assessed with the Barrow Neurological Institute Screen for Higher Cerebral Functions (BNIS) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Outcome measures were Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOSE) and Rancho Los Amigos Cognitive Scale-Revised (RLAS-R). Results. Cognition was assessed with the BNIS assessed for 42 patients out of 100 at 3 weeks, 75 patients at 3 months, and 78 patients at 1 year. Cognition improved over time, especially from 3 weeks to 3 months. The BNIS subscales “orientation” and “visuospatial and visual problem solving” were associated with the GOSE and RLAS-R at 1 year. Conclusion. Cognition seemed to improve over time after sTBI and appeared to be rather stable from 3 months to 1 year. Since cognitive function was associated with outcomes, these results indicate that early screening of cognitive function could be of importance for rehabilitation planning in a clinical setting.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/680308
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Alison K. Godbolt
Catharina Nygren De Boussard
Richard Levi
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Cognitive Impairment after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Clinical Course and Impact on Outcome: A Swedish-Icelandic Study
Behavioural Neurology
title Cognitive Impairment after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Clinical Course and Impact on Outcome: A Swedish-Icelandic Study
title_full Cognitive Impairment after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Clinical Course and Impact on Outcome: A Swedish-Icelandic Study
title_fullStr Cognitive Impairment after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Clinical Course and Impact on Outcome: A Swedish-Icelandic Study
title_full_unstemmed Cognitive Impairment after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Clinical Course and Impact on Outcome: A Swedish-Icelandic Study
title_short Cognitive Impairment after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Clinical Course and Impact on Outcome: A Swedish-Icelandic Study
title_sort cognitive impairment after severe traumatic brain injury clinical course and impact on outcome a swedish icelandic study
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/680308
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