A longitudinal, controlled study of patient complaints following treated mild traumatic brain injury.

This study provided 3-month follow-up data to a previous paper that compared symptom complaints of patients with mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) with those of non-injured control participants within 1 month of injury. The 110 MTBI patients and 118 control participants were group-matched on age, gender, education level, and socioeconomic status. As a group, MTBI patients no longer endorsed significantly more symptoms (M = 14.

Patient complaints within 1 month of mild traumatic brain injury: a controlled study.

Symptom complaints of 118 patients with mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), within 1 month postinjury, were compared with those of 118 control participants without a MTBI. The MTBI and control subjects were group-matched on age, gender, socioeconomic status (SES), and education status. Differences in symptom endorsements and severity ratings were found between the groups, with 16 of the 43 queried symptoms endorsed significantly more often (Bonferroni-corrected P<.

A longitudinal study of compensation-seeking and return to work in a treated mild traumatic brain injury sample.

Objective: In patients with mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), to assess: (1) changes in financial compensation-seeking status over time and (2) the relationship between compensation-seeking and return to work.

Design: Longitudinal evaluation of financial compensation-seeking status (i.e.

Childhood morbidity after severe traumatic brain injury: Increased detection with the Multiattribute Health Status Classification.

OBJECTIVES: Study 1: To determine the interrater agreement on the Multiattribute Health Status Classification (MAHSC) for brain-injured children. Study 2: To determine the outcome of severe childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI) by comparing three measures: MAHSC, Functional Independence Measures (FIM/WeeFIM), and the Glasgow Outcome Scale. Designs: Study 1: Clinic recruitment of parents of patients.

A longitudinal study of the relationship between financial compensation and symptoms after treated mild traumatic brain injury.

Demographic, injury-related, and symptom variables at intake, 3 months, and 12 months postinjury were compared between 50 treated adults with mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) who were not seeking or receiving financial compensation at any time and 18 who were at each time. Compensation seekers/receivers reported symptom incidence and severity as approximately 1 SD higher at each time. The level of difference between the groups did not significantly differ across time.