Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 11 , Pages 1853-1859 , November 2009

Pre-existing Health Conditions and Repeat Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Lee L. Saunders, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences and Research, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Lee L. Saunders, PhD, Dept of Rehabilitation Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 77 President St, Ste 117, MSC 700, Charleston, SC 29425
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  • Anbesaw W. Selassie, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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  • Elizabeth G. Hill, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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  • Michael D. Horner, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • Mental Health Service, Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC
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  • Joyce S. Nicholas, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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  • Daniel T. Lackland, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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  • John D. Corrigan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

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    Kaplan-Meier estimates of survival for repeat TBI by pre-existing epilepsy/seizure disorder. Neither, no epilepsy/seizure disorder in medical record or self-report; Either, epilepsy/seizure disorder b

    Kaplan-Meier estimates of survival for repeat TBI by pre-existing epilepsy/seizure disorder. Neither, no epilepsy/seizure disorder in medical record or self-report; Either, epilepsy/seizure disorder by either medical record or self-report; Both, epilepsy/seizure disorder by both medical record and self-report. Abbreviations: ESD, epilepsy/seizure disorder; RTBI, repeat TBI.

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    Kaplan-Meier estimates of survival for repeat TBI by pre-existing alcohol/drug problem. Neither, no alcohol/drug problem in medical record or self-report; Either, alcohol/drug problem by either medica

    Kaplan-Meier estimates of survival for repeat TBI by pre-existing alcohol/drug problem. Neither, no alcohol/drug problem in medical record or self-report; Either, alcohol/drug problem by either medical record or self-report; Both, alcohol/drug problem by both medical record and self-report. Abbreviations: ALC DRG, alcohol/drug problem; RTBI, repeat TBI.

 Supported by the Division of Injury Response (grant no. U17/CCU421926), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study was performed pursuant to a jointly financed cooperative arrangement between the NCIPC, the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, and the Social Security Administration (SSA), Office of Disability Income and Support Programs.

 The opinions and conclusions expressed are solely the authors and should not be construed as representing the opinions or policy of CDC, SSA, or any agency of the federal government.

 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)00607-8

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.05.020

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 11 , Pages 1853-1859 , November 2009

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