TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - The value of the identification of predisposing factors for post-traumatic amnesia in management of mild traumatic brain injury
JO  - Brain injury
A1  - Fotakopoulos, George
A1  - Makris, Demosthenes
A1  - Tsianaka, Eleni
A1  - Kotlia, Polikceni
A1  - Karakitsios, Paulos
A1  - Gatos, Charalabos
A1  - Tzannis, Alkiviadis
A1  - Fountas, Kostas
SP  - 563
EP  - 568
VL  - 32
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECT: To identify the risk factors for post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) and to document the incidence of PTA after mild traumatic brain injuries. <br><br>METHODS: This was a prospective study, affecting mild TBI (mTBI) (Glasgow Coma Scale 14-15) cases attending to the Emergency Department between January 2009 and April 2012 (40 months duration). Patients were divided into two groups (Group A: without PTA, and Group B: with PTA, and they were assessed according to the risk factors. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 1762 patients (males: 1002, 56.8%) were meeting study inclusion criteria [Group A: n = 1678 (83.8%), Group B: n = 84 (4.2%)]. Age, CT findings: (traumatic focal HCs in the frontal and temporal lobes or more diffuse punctate HCs, and skull base fractures), anticoagulation therapy and seizures were independent factors of PTA. There was no statistically significant correlation between PTA and sex, convexity fractures, stroke event, mechanism of mTBI (fall +/or beating), hypertension, coronary heart disease, chronic smokers and diabetes (p > 0.005). <br><br>CONCLUSION: CT findings: (traumatic focal HCs in the frontal and temporal lobes or more diffuse punctate HCs and skull base fractures), age, seizures and anticoagulation/antiplatelet therapy, were independent factors of PTA and could be used as predictive factors after mTBI.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0269-9052
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2018.1432075
ID  - ref1
ER  -