TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Neuropsychological rehabilitation of mild traumatic brain injury
JO  - Brain injury
A1  - Cicerone, K. D.
A1  - Smith, L. C.
A1  - Ellmo, W.
A1  - Mangel, H. R.
A1  - Nelson, P.
A1  - Chase, R. F.
A1  - Kalmar, K.
SP  - 277
EP  - 286
VL  - 10
IS  - 4
N2  - A significant minority of patients who have sustained a mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) may exhibit persistent disability. There have been few attempts to describe and evaluate the effectiveness of neurorehabilitation for these patients. We conducted a retrospective analysis of the results of a neuropsychological rehabilitation programme for 20 patients with MTBI. Based upon the ability to resume productive functioning after treatment, 10 patients were determined to exhibit a good outcome and 10 patients were considered to exhibit a poor outcome. Patients with good outcome exhibited significant pre-post-treatment improvements on both neuropsychological measures of cognitive functioning and self-reported post-concussive symptoms. Patients with poor outcome demonstrated little improvement in either area, and in some cases showed a decline in functioning. The results are consistent with the view that there may be significant variability in recovery and response to treatment after MTBI. There is a continued need to identify which patients may benefit from neurorehabilitation, develop specially tailored interventions, and conduct controlled, prospective studies in this area.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0269-9052
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -