Abstract | OBJECTIVE: DESIGN: A prospective follow-up study. SUBJECTS: METHODS: The patients were examined on day 2 or 3 and 3-7 months after the injury. The magnetic resonance protocol comprised conventional T1- and T2-weighted sequences including fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR), two susceptibility-weighted sequences to reveal haemorrhages, and diffusion-weighted sequences. Computer-aided volume comparison was performed. Clinical outcome was assessed by the Rivermead Post-Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire (RPQ), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale ( HADS) and Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOSE). RESULTS: At follow-up, 7 patients (37%) reported ≥ 3 symptoms in RPQ, 5 reported some anxiety and 1 reported mild depression. Fifteen patients reported upper level of good recovery and 4 patients lower level of good recovery (GOSE 8 and 7, respectively). Magnetic resonance pathology was found in 1 patient at the first examination, but 4 patients (21%) showed volume loss at the second examination, at which 3 of them reported < 3 symptoms and 1 ≥ 3 symptoms, all exhibiting GOSE scores of 8. CONCLUSION: Loss of brain volume, demonstrated by computer-aided magnetic resonance imaging volumetry, may be a feasible marker of brain pathology after mild traumatic brain injury.
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Authors | Marianne Lannsjö, Raili Raininko, Mariana Bustamante, Charlotta von Seth, Jörgen Borg |
Journal | Journal of rehabilitation medicine
(J Rehabil Med)
Vol. 45
Issue 8
Pg. 721-8
(Sep 2013)
ISSN: 1651-2081 [Electronic] Sweden |
PMID | 24002306
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Brain
(pathology)
- Brain Injuries
(diagnosis, pathology)
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Organ Size
- Prospective Studies
- Young Adult
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