Frequency of these symptoms was similar in patients with mild TBI and in those with trauma but no TBI.
Postconcussion syndrome (PCS) includes somatic, behavioral, and affective complaints, and may not be specific to traumatic brain injury. These researchers assessed acute PCS symptoms and performed neuropsychological tests on 175 hospitalized patients — 90 with mild TBI and 85 with trauma but no TBI (controls).
Assessments occurred at a mean of 4.9 days after injury. PCS was diagnosed if patients had three or more symptoms. Opioid analgesics, taken by 61% of participants at time of assessment, did not affect results. Unlike in many TBI studies, some patients had previous mild TBI or psychiatric, medical, or substance-use histories. TBI and control groups did not differ in the frequency of pre-injury psychiatric disorders.
Acute PCS was diagnos…
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DisclosuresRoyaltiesTextbook of Traumatic Brain Injury, 2nd and 3rd editions
Editorial BoardsUpToDate; Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesNorth American Brain Injury Association (Board Member); National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (Chair of Data Monitoring Safety Board for study of donepezil on cognition after traumatic brain injury)