Early Clinical Predictors of 5-Year Outcome After Concussive Blast Traumatic Brain Injury.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The long-term clinical effects of wartime traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), most of which are mild, remain incompletely described. Current medical disability cost estimates from world conflicts continually surpass projections. Additional information regarding long-term functional trajectory is needed to reduce this extensive public health burden.

Objectives

To examine 5-year clinical outcomes leveraging existing clinical data collected at 1 year after injury in the same patients and to identify early risk factors for long-term disability.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective, longitudinal study enrolled active-duty US military after concussive blast injury (n = 50) in the acute to subacute stage and combat-deployed control individuals (n = 44)

SUBMITTER: Mac Donald CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5732492 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature