scholarly journals Ms Teresa Grimm, MA – The Effect of Music on Patients with Disorders of Consciousness

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Disorders Of Consciousness ◽  
Loss Of Consciousness ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Department Of Music

Disorders of consciousness may arise from a wide range of incidents, diseases and conditions, including traumatic brain injury, infection or tumours. With her collaborators, Ms Teresa Grimm, at the Department of Music in Carl von Ossietzky University, Germany, is exploring the existing literature and delivering novel findings on the effect of exposure to music for patients who are living with a condition which results in a loss of consciousness.

scholarly journals Ms Teresa Grimm, MA – The Effect of Music on Patients with Disorders of Consciousness

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Disorders Of Consciousness ◽  
Loss Of Consciousness ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Department Of Music

Disorders of consciousness may arise from a wide range of incidents, diseases and conditions, including traumatic brain injury, infection or tumours. With her collaborators, Ms Teresa Grimm, at the Department of Music in Carl von Ossietzky University, Germany, is exploring the existing literature and delivering novel findings on the effect of exposure to music for patients who are living with a condition which results in a loss of consciousness.

scholarly journals Traumatic Brain Injury: Effect of Litigation Status on Executive Functioning—A Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simi Prakash K. ◽  
Rajakumari P. Reddy ◽  
Anna R. Mathulla ◽  
Jamuna Rajeswaran ◽  
Dhaval P. Shukla
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Working Memory ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Concept Formation ◽  
Verbal Working Memory ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Semantic Fluency ◽  
Set Shifting ◽  
Wide Range

AbstractTraumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with a wide range of physiological, behavioral, emotional, and cognitive sequelae. Litigation status is one of the many factors that has an impact on recovery. The aim of this study was to compare executive functions, postconcussion, and depressive symptoms in TBI patients with and without litigation. A sample of 30 patients with TBI, 15 patients with litigation (medicolegal case [MLC]), and 15 without litigation (non-MLC) was assessed. The tools used were sociodemographic and clinical proforma, executive function tests, Rivermead Post-Concussion Symptom Questionnaire, and Beck Depression Inventory. Assessment revealed that more than 50% of patients showed deficits in category fluency, set shifting, and concept formation. The MLC group showed significant impairment on verbal working memory in comparison to the non-MLC group. The performance of both groups was comparable on tests of semantic fluency, visuospatial working memory, concept formation, set shifting, planning, and response inhibition. The MLC group showed more verbal working memory deficits in the absence of significant postconcussion and depressive symptoms on self-report measures.

scholarly journals Management of Traumatic Brain Injury: A review Update

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-89
Author(s):  
ATM Ashadullah ◽  
Monirul Islam ◽  
Fazley Elahi Milad ◽  
Abdullah Alamgir ◽  
Md Shafiul Alam
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Head Injuries ◽  
Skull Fracture ◽  
Traumatic Injury ◽  
Loss Of Consciousness ◽  
Extradural Haematoma ◽  
Inner Surface ◽  
Injury Patient ◽  
Extradural Haematomas

Traumatic Brain Injury leads to serious consequences. Approximately half of all deaths is related to traumatic injury and the main cause of head trauma. Extradural haematomas (EDH) develops in all major head injuries. A head injury patient who is only temporary loss of consciousness and is left asleep may sometimes be found dead in the bed next morning due to extradural haematoma. Extradural haematoma which lies in between the inner surface of skull and stripes of dural membrane, are nearly always caused by, and located near a skull fracture. The collection takes several forms in terms of size, location, speed of development and effects they exert on patient. Immediate management is necessary to decrease the bad consequences. In this review the management of traumatic brain injury is highlighted.J Shaheed Suhrawardy Med Coll, 2014; 6(2):87-89

Prognostic Factors for Persistent Symptoms in Adults With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: an Overview of Systematic Reviews

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julien Déry ◽  
Béatrice Ouellet ◽  
Élaine de Guise ◽  
Ève-Line Bussières ◽  
Marie-Eve Lamontagne
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Prognostic Factors ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Persistent Symptoms ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Overview Of Systematic Reviews

Abstract Background: Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is an increasing public health problem, because of its persistent symptoms and several functional consequences. Understanding the prognosis of a condition is an important component of clinical decision-making and can help to guide prevention of persistent symptoms following mTBI. Prognosis of mTBI has stimulated several empirical primary research papers and many systematic reviews leading to the identification of a wide range of factors. We aim to synthesize these factors to get a better understanding of their breadth and scope.Methods: We conducted an overview of systematic reviews. We searched in databases systematic reviews synthesizing evidence about prognosis of persistent symptoms after mTBI in the adult population. Two reviewers independently screened all references and selected eligible reviews based on eligibility criteria. They extracted relevant information using an extraction grid. They also rated independently the risk of bias using the ROBIS tool. We synthesized evidence into a comprehensive conceptual map to facilitate the understanding of prognostic factors that have an impact on persistent post-concussion symptoms.Results: From the 3857 references retrieved in database search, we included 25 systematic reviews integrating the results of 312 primary articles published between 1957 and 2019. We examined 35 prognostic factors from the systematics reviews. No single prognostic factor demonstrated convincing and conclusive results. However, age, sex and multiple concussions showed an affirmatory association with persistent post-concussion outcomes in systematic reviews.Conclusion: We highlighted the need of a comprehensive picture of prognostic factors related to persistent post-concussion symptoms. We believe that these prognostic factors would guide clinical decision and research related to prevention and intervention regarding persistent post-concussion symptoms.Systematic review registration: PROSPERO CRD42020176676

Loss of Consciousness Is Related to White Matter Injury in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (22) ◽  
pp. 2000-2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth A. Wilde ◽  
Xiaoqi Li ◽  
Jill V. Hunter ◽  
Ponnada A. Narayana ◽  
Khader Hasan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
White Matter ◽  
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
White Matter Injury ◽  
Loss Of Consciousness

Association of Military Employment With Late-Life Cognitive Decline and Dementia: A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinda C Power ◽  
Alia E Murphy ◽  
Kan Z Gianattasio ◽  
Y i Zhang ◽  
Rod L Walker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Cognitive Change ◽  
Effect Modification ◽  
Sensitivity Analyses ◽  
Loss Of Consciousness ◽  
Increased Risk

ABSTRACT Introduction As the number of U.S. veterans over age 65 has increased, interest in whether military service affects late-life health outcomes has grown. Whether military employment is associated with increased risk of cognitive decline and dementia remains unclear. Materials and Methods We used data from 4,370 participants of the longitudinal Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) cohort study, enrolled at age 65 or older, to examine whether military employment was associated with greater cognitive decline or higher risk of incident dementia in late life. We classified persons as having military employment if their first or second-longest occupation was with the military. Cognitive status was assessed at each biennial Adult Changes in Thought study visit using the Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument, scored using item response theory (CASI-IRT). Participants meeting screening criteria were referred for dementia ascertainment involving clinical examination and additional cognitive testing. Primary analyses were adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics and APOE genotype. Secondary analyses additionally adjusted for indicators of early-life socioeconomic status and considered effect modification by age, gender, and prior traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness TBI with LOC. Results Overall, 6% of participants had military employment; of these, 76% were males. Military employment was not significantly associated with cognitive change (difference in modeled 10-year cognitive change in CASI-IRT scores in SD units (95% confidence interval [CI]): −0.042 (−0.19, 0.11), risk of dementia (hazard ratio [HR] [95% CI]: 0.92 [0.71, 1.18]), or risk of Alzheimer’s disease dementia (HR [95% CI]: 0.93 [0.70, 1.23]). These results were robust to additional adjustment and sensitivity analyses. There was no evidence of effect modification by age, gender, or traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness. Conclusions Among members of the Adult Changes in Thought cohort, military employment was not associated with increased risk of cognitive decline or dementia. Nevertheless, military veterans face the same high risks for cognitive decline and dementia as other aging adults.

Loss of consciousness and altered mental state predicting depressive and post-concussive symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury

Brain Injury ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 1064-1069 ◽  
Author(s):  
Durga Roy ◽  
Matthew E. Peters ◽  
Allen Everett ◽  
Jeannie-Marie Leoutsakos ◽  
Haijuan Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Loss Of Consciousness ◽  
Altered Mental State

scholarly journals Comorbidity in adults with traumatic brain injury and all-cause mortality: a systematic review

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. e029072 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Xiong ◽  
Sara Hanafy ◽  
Vincy Chan ◽  
Zheng Jing Hu ◽  
Mitchell Sutton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Qualitative Description ◽  
Comorbid Condition ◽  
Comorbid Conditions ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
All Cause Mortality

ObjectivesComorbidity in traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been recognised to alter the clinical course of patients and influence short-term and long-term outcomes. We synthesised the evidence on the effects of different comorbid conditions on early and late mortality post-TBI in order to (1) examine the relationship between comorbid condition(s) and all-cause mortality in TBI and (2) determine the influence of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients with a TBI at baseline on all-cause mortality.DesignSystematic review.Data sourcesMedline, Central, Embase, PsycINFO and bibliographies of identified articles were searched from May 1997 to January 2019.Eligibility criteria for selecting studiesIncluded studies met the following criteria: (1) focused on comorbidity as it related to our outcome of interest in adults (ie, ≥18 years of age) diagnosed with a TBI; (2) comorbidity was detected by any means excluding self-report; (3) reported the proportion of participants without comorbidity and (4) followed participants for any period of time.Data extraction and synthesisTwo independent reviewers extracted the data and assessed risk of bias using the Quality in Prognosis Studies tool. Data were synthesised through tabulation and qualitative description.ResultsA total of 27 cohort studies were included. Among the wide range of individual comorbid conditions studied, only low blood pressure was a consistent predictors of post-TBI mortality. Other consistent predictors were traditional sociodemographic risk factors. Higher comorbidity scale, scores and the number of comorbid conditions were not consistently associated with post-TBI mortality.ConclusionsGiven the high number of comorbid conditions that were examined by the single studies, research is required to further substantiate the evidence and address conflicting findings. Finally, an enhanced set of comorbidity measures that are suited for the TBI population will allow for better risk stratification to guide TBI management and treatment.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42017070033

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