Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 10 , Pages 1749-1754 , October 2009

Patterns of Recovery of Posttraumatic Confusional State in Neurorehabilitation Admissions After Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Mark Sherer, PhD

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, MS
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  • Risa Nakase-Richardson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • James A. Haley Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tampa, FL

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    Percentages of patients with TBI with (A) severe, (B) moderate, and (C) mild confusion showing each of 7 symptoms over the first 3 CAP evaluations after admission to rehabilitation (n=41, n=28, n=38,

    Percentages of patients with TBI with (A) severe, (B) moderate, and (C) mild confusion showing each of 7 symptoms over the first 3 CAP evaluations after admission to rehabilitation (n=41, n=28, n=38, respectively). Abbreviations: Agit, agitation; Arouse, decreased daytime arousal; Cog, cognitive impairment; Disorient, disorientation; Fluct, fluctuation; Psych, psychotic-type symptoms; Sleep, nighttime sleep disturbance.

 Supported by the U.S. Department of Education National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (grant nos. H133A020514 and H133A070043).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(09)00411-0

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.05.011

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 10 , Pages 1749-1754 , October 2009

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