Comparison between Short- and Long-term Outcome of Rehabilitation for Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
LIU Jian
Abstract：Objective To compare short-and long-term outcome of rehabilitation in different age patients with severe traumatic brain in-jury. Methods 116 patients with severe traumatic brain injury aged 18~65 years were divided into 18~44 years old group and 45~65 years old group. They were assessed with Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE), simplified Fugl-Meyer Motor Functional Assessment, Fugl-Meyer Balance Assessment, modified Barthel Index (MBI) and Disability Rating Score (DRS) before and 3 months after rehabilitation. And they were followed up with DRS 1 year after discharge. Results All the indexes improved 3 months after rehabilitation (P<0.01). After 1 year of follow-up, the DRS scores continued to decline in both groups, especially in the 18~44 years old group (P<0.05). Conclusion Early rehabilitation can improve the limb function and activities of daily living of adult patients with severe traumatic brain injury, especially in younger people.
Keywords：traumatic brain injuryagerehabilitationDisability Rating Scale
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 756-759 )