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The five year outcome of severe blunt head injury: a relative's view.

Year: 1986

Type: article

Abstract: A close relative of each of 42 severely head injured patients was interviewed at 5 years after injury, following initial study at 3, 6, and 12 months. Persisting severe deficits, in some cases worse than at 1 year, were primarily psychological and behavioural, although minor physical deficits, for example in vision, were also common. Relatives were under great strain; significantly more so than at 1 year. The best predictor of strain in the relative was the magnitude of behavioural and personality change in the patient.

Source: Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.49.7.764

Authors: N Brooks, L Campsie, C Symington, A Beattie, W McKinlay

Institution: University of Glasgow

Language: English

Topic: Traumatic Brain Injury Research

Subfield: Clinical Neurology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W1984950757