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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
8
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1994-9-27
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Brain injury sequelae were observed in 24 patients who had sustained diffuse brain injury. According to their ability to lead social life, the severity was classified into 6 levels; vegetative, severe, moderate, mild, fair, and good. The severity levels statistically correlated with the length of the initial unconsciousness (Spearman's correlation coefficient r = 0.929, n = 24, p < 0.01), with posttraumatic amnesia (r = 0.827, n = 8, p < 0.05), with ventricular enlargement (r = 0.808, n = 24, p < 0.01) and with the presence of hemiplegia (r = 0.740, n = 24, p < 0.01). Children and young adults showed a tendency to improve to milder levels. Mild head injury patients who sustained concussion of less than 6 hours in duration also showed minimal sequelae such as mild ventricular dilatation and difficulty in recent memory. This memory impairment had often been ascribed to the so-called postconcussional syndrome. The threshold for occurrence of diffuse brain injury sequelae was estimated as concussion lasting 15-30 minutes or post-traumatic amnesia of a few days in duration in adults and about a week in children. Superficially localized brain contusion was frequently observed and was not correlated with the severity level, hemiplegia or post-concussional syndrome.
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| pubmed:language |
jpn
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Aug
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| pubmed:issn |
0301-2603
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
22
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
723-30
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8072629-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:8072629-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:8072629-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:8072629-Amnesia,
pubmed-meshheading:8072629-Brain Concussion,
pubmed-meshheading:8072629-Brain Injuries,
pubmed-meshheading:8072629-Cerebral Ventricles,
pubmed-meshheading:8072629-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:8072629-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:8072629-Dilatation, Pathologic,
pubmed-meshheading:8072629-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:8072629-Hemiplegia,
pubmed-meshheading:8072629-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8072629-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:8072629-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:8072629-Severity of Illness Index,
pubmed-meshheading:8072629-Tomography, X-Ray Computed,
pubmed-meshheading:8072629-Unconsciousness
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| pubmed:year |
1994
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
[Clinical assessment of diffuse brain injury sequelae: with respect to so-called post-traumatic disorder].
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Neurosurgery, Kanto Teishin Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
English Abstract,
Case Reports
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