Citation

Tsanadis J, Montoya E, Hanks RA, Millis SR, Fichtenberg NL, Axelrod BN. Clin. Neuropsychol. 2008; 22(6): 1080-1092.

Affiliation

Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. jtsanadis@med.wayne.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/13854040701796928

PMID

18609319

Abstract

The Postconcussive Symptom Questionnaire (PCSQ) was developed to assess the symptoms associated with the controversial diagnosis of postconcussion syndrome. We examined item endorsement on the PCSQ in two groups. The first group was made up of individuals diagnosed with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury. The second group was made up of individuals meeting criteria for mild traumatic brain injury who exhibited no evidence of neurological injury. In addition, they demonstrated poor effort during neuropsychological examination. Significant differences in item endorsement were found the majority of individual items as well as on the PCSQ indices. The poor effort mild traumatic brain injury group consistently reported more symptoms with greater severity. The results raise further questions about the validity of postconcussion symptoms.

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