TY - JOUR
T1 - A comparison of functional outcomes in hypoxia and traumatic brain injury: a pilot study
T2 - A pilot study
AU - Shah, Mrugeshkumar K.
AU - Carayannopoulos, Alexios G.
AU - Burke, David T.
AU - Al-Adawi, Samir
PY - 2007/9/15
Y1 - 2007/9/15
N2 - We present our experience with 30 patients on functional outcomes of patients with anoxic brain injury (ABI, n = 15) due to cardiac etiologies from freestanding inpatient rehabilitation hospital. A convenience sample of patient with traumatic brain injury (TBI, n = 15) with similar demographic characteristic to ABI was used for comparison on indices of activity of daily living, cognition, mobility as well as other indices of functional prognosis such as hospital length of stay, cost and discharge predisposition. No statistical significant differences were found between the two groups on the presently employed outcome measures. This investigation supports the positive impact of inpatient rehabilitation for individuals with hypoxia of cardiac etiology. Future research comparing outcomes of ABI to TBI with larger, controlled trials is warranted.
AB - We present our experience with 30 patients on functional outcomes of patients with anoxic brain injury (ABI, n = 15) due to cardiac etiologies from freestanding inpatient rehabilitation hospital. A convenience sample of patient with traumatic brain injury (TBI, n = 15) with similar demographic characteristic to ABI was used for comparison on indices of activity of daily living, cognition, mobility as well as other indices of functional prognosis such as hospital length of stay, cost and discharge predisposition. No statistical significant differences were found between the two groups on the presently employed outcome measures. This investigation supports the positive impact of inpatient rehabilitation for individuals with hypoxia of cardiac etiology. Future research comparing outcomes of ABI to TBI with larger, controlled trials is warranted.
KW - Anoxia
KW - Brain injury
KW - Functional prognosis
KW - Rehabilitation
KW - Traumatic brain injury
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jns.2007.04.012
DO - 10.1016/j.jns.2007.04.012
M3 - Article
C2 - 17537457
AN - SCOPUS:34547672777
SN - 0022-510X
VL - 260
SP - 95
EP - 99
JO - Journal of the Neurological Sciences
JF - Journal of the Neurological Sciences
IS - 1-2
ER -