Persistent Post-Concussion Symptoms After TBI BrainLine

Multimedia

• 
  Dr. James Kelly is professor of Neurosurgery and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine and associate director of the Colorado Area Health Education Center System. This is BrainLine's exclusive interview with Dr. Kelly recorded on July 11, 2008. Transcript of the program here.
• Dr. James Kelly Talks About Areas of the Brain Affected by Concussion
• 
  Produced by Victoria Tilney McDonough and Brian King. This marriage and family therapist talks about common issues after TBI. Transcript of this video.
• Caron Gan Talks About Behavior and Personality Changes After TBI
• 
  Listen to BrainLine's exclusive interview with Dr. Nathan Zasler who talks about diagnosis and care post-TBI. Produced by BrainLine.org. Transcript of this video here.
• BrainLine Talks with Dr. Nathan Zasler About Diagnosis and Care After TBI

More Information

• Neuroanatomy of Behavior After Brain Injury (pdf)
• Chronic Post-Traumatic Headache: Associations with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, and Post-Concussive Disorder

A brief summary of current research.

Early clinical characteristics of patients with persistent post-concussion symptoms: a prospective study.

Chi-Cheng Yang, Mau-Sun Hua, Yong-Kwang Tu, Sheng-Jean Huang. Brain Injury, Vol 23 (4) April 2009, pp 29-306.

A study conducted in Taiwan found that less than ten percent of patients with mild TBI complained of persistent post-concussion symptoms (PPCS) at two months after head trauma. Patients with PPCS are more likely to suffer from intracranial lesions. Moreover, early clinical symptoms at one and two weeks post-injury, — especially physical ones including headache, dizziness and fatigue — were reported significantly more often by patients with PPCS.

Find out more.

 Comments

There are currently no comments for this article