2014
Functional recovery after moderate/severe traumatic brain injury
Schneider E, Sur S, Raymont V, Duckworth J, Kowalski R, Efron D, Hui X, Selvarajah S, Hambridge H, Stevens R. Functional recovery after moderate/severe traumatic brain injury. Neurology 2014, 82: 1636-1642. PMID: 24759845, PMCID: PMC4211893, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000000379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere traumatic brain injuryTraumatic brain injuryYears of educationBrain injuryDisability Rating Scale scoresProspective multicenter cohortMain outcome measuresRating Scale scoresRobust independent predictorModel Systems databaseDose-response relationshipLogistic regression modelsTBI Model Systems databaseCognitive reserveIndependent predictorsMulticenter cohortPrognostic factorsFunctional recoveryRetrospective studyDuration of educationYears postinjuryOutcome measuresPatientsScale scoreNeural adaptation
2012
Epidemiology of moderate-to-severe penetrating versus closed traumatic brain injury in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars
Orman J, Geyer D, Jones J, Schneider E, Grafman J, Pugh M, DuBose J. Epidemiology of moderate-to-severe penetrating versus closed traumatic brain injury in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2012, 73: s496-s502. PMID: 23192076, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318275473c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-Age DistributionBrain InjuriesChi-Square DistributionFemaleHumansIncidenceInjury Severity ScoreIraq War, 2003-2011MaleMass Casualty IncidentsMiddle AgedPrognosisRegistriesRetrospective StudiesSex DistributionStatistics, NonparametricSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesWarfareWounds, NonpenetratingWounds, PenetratingYoung AdultConceptsClosed traumatic brain injuryTraumatic brain injuryBrain injuryInjury severityAbbreviated Injury Scale scoreSevere closed traumatic brain injuryCombat-related traumatic brain injuryJoint Theater Trauma RegistryInjury Scale scoreOverall injury severitySevere penetratingPatients meeting criteriaSevere brain injuryAnatomic injury severityTrauma registry dataMaximum Abbreviated Injury Scale scoreTrauma registrySurgical interventionSurveillance definitionsRegistry dataTBI severityEpidemiologic studiesNeck woundsMeeting criteriaScale score