Mild traumatic brain injury recovery: a growth curve modelling analysis over 2 years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An improved understanding of the trajectory of recovery after mild traumatic brain injury is important to be able to understand individual patient outcomes, for longitudinal patient care and to aid the design of clinical trials.

Objective

To explore changes in health, well-being and cognition over the 2 years following mTBI using latent growth curve (LGC) modelling.

Methods

Sixty-one adults with mTBI presenting to a UK Major Trauma Centre completed comprehensive longitudinal assessment at up to five time points after injury: 2 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and 2 years.

Results

Persisting problems were seen with neurological symptoms, cognitive issues and poor quality of life measures including 28% reporting incomplete recovery on the Glasgow Outc

SUBMITTER: Carroll EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7578150 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature