Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 1 , Pages 42-47 , January 2008

Effect of Severity of Post-Traumatic Confusion and Its Constituent Symptoms on Outcome After Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Mark Sherer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Memorial Hermann/TIRR, Houston, TX
    • Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Mark Sherer, PhD, ABPP-Cn, Dept of Research, Memorial Hermann/TIRR, 1333 Moursund, Houston, TX, 77030
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  • Stuart A. Yablon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, MS
    • University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
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  • Risa Nakase-Richardson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, MS
    • University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
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  • Todd G. Nick, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.

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    Percentages of all, nonconfused, and confused patients showing confusion symptoms (N=168). Abbreviations: Arouse, decreased daytime arousal; Cog imp, cognitive impairment; Disorient, disorientation; F

    Percentages of all, nonconfused, and confused patients showing confusion symptoms (N=168). Abbreviations: Arouse, decreased daytime arousal; Cog imp, cognitive impairment; Disorient, disorientation; Fluct, fluctuation in symptom presentation; Psychotic, psychotic-type symptoms; Sleep dist, sleep disturbance.

 Supported by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (grant no. H133A020514) and the Traumatic Brain Injury Model System of Mississippi.No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(07)01610-3

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.128

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 1 , Pages 42-47 , January 2008

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