Mild-to-Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury: The Facts

• Author: Anthony Feinstein
• Pages: 87-92

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MildtoModerate

TraumaticBrainInjury

TheFacts

Anthony Feinstein*

A. INTRODUCTION

Thischapterwilladdressthreecentralquestionsrelatingtotraumatic

braininjury

 WhatdenesmildtomoderatetraumaticbraininjuryTBI

 Whataretherolesoftheclinicalexaminationbrainimagingand

neuropsychologicaltestinginpatientswithmildtomoderateTBI

 Whatexplainspooroutcome

B DEFININGTHESEVERITYOFTR AUMATIC

BRAININJURY

Theseverityoftraumaticbraininjurymaybeascertainedbasedonthree

clinicalcriterianamelytheGlasgowComaScaleGCSscorethedu-

rationofposttraumaticamnesiaPTAandthelengthoflossofcon-

sciousness

UsingthesecriteriaamildTBIisdenedasaGCSofequaltoor

greaterthanaPTAoflessthantwentyfourhoursandalossofcon-

 MPhilPhDFRCPCHeisaprofessorintheDepartmentofPsychiatryatthe

UniversityofTorontoanddirectoroftheNeuropsychiatryProgramSunnybrook

HealthSciencesCentre