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. 2023 Dec 1;102(12):1070-1075.
doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000002279. Epub 2023 May 10.

Cognitive Performance of Brazilian Patients With Favorable Outcomes After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Prospective Study

Helena Dresch Vascouto  1 , Hiago Murilo Melo, Maria Emília Rodrigues de Oliveira Thais, Marcelo Libório Schwarzbold, Katia Lin, Felipe Dal Pizzol, Emil Kupek, Roger Walz
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Cognitive Performance of Brazilian Patients With Favorable Outcomes After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Prospective Study

Helena Dresch Vascouto et al. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. .

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the cognitive performance of patients with favorable outcomes, determined by the Glasgow Outcome Scale, 1 yr after hospital discharge due to severe traumatic brain injury.

Design: This was a prospective case-control study. From 163 consecutive adult patients with severe traumatic brain injury included in the study, 73 patients had a favorable outcome (Glasgow Outcome Scale score of 4 or 5) 1 yr after hospital discharge and were eligible for the cognitive evaluation, of which 28 completed the evaluations. The latter were compared with 44 healthy controls.

Results: The average loss of cognitive performance among participants with traumatic brain injury varied between 13.35% and 43.49% compared with the control group. Between 21.4% and 32% of the patients performed below the 10th percentile on three language tests and two verbal memory tests, whereas 39% to 50% performed below this threshold on one language test and three memory tests. Longer hospital stay, older age, and lower education were the most important predictors of worse cognitive performance.

Conclusion: One year after a severe traumatic brain injury, a significant proportion of Brazilian patients with the favorable outcome determined by Glasgow Outcome Scale still showed significant cognitive impairment in verbal memory and language domains.

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