"Loss of Consciousness and Altered Mental State as Predictors of Functional Recovery Within 6 Months Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury."

Durga Roy, Matthew E Peters, Allen D Everett, Jeannie-Marie Sheppard Leoutsakos, Haijuan Yan, Vani Rao, Kathleen T Bechtold, Haris I Sair, Tim Van Meter, Hayley Falk, Alexandra Vassila, Anna Hall, Uju Ofoche, Freshta Akbari, Constantine Lyketsos, Frederick Korley.

J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2020;32(2):132-138.

Summary:

Loss of consciousness (LOC) during acute TBI and altered mental status (AMS) were fond to be associated with recovery status at 1 and 3 months after injury. LOC was associated with incomplete functional recovery at 1 and 3 months. Altered mental status MS was associated with incomplete functional recovery at 1 month.