Translational assessments of any psychiatric disorder are, by their nature, challenging. The diagnostic criteria of these are complex, heterogeneous, non-exclusive, and multi-factorial. In addition, several of the symptoms associated with psychiatric disorders are uniquely human and cannot be accurately ...
Between 31% and 65% of TBI survivors will meet the criteria for at least one psychiatric disorder over the first year postinjury. In fact, the first year after a TBI is known to be a critical time for the development ofmental disorders(Alway, Gould, Johnston, McKenzie, & Ponsford, 2016...
DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY: SERUM S-100 B AND COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION,Gonzalez HFSimoni JSimoni GHalldorsson AGriswold JA
This study evaluated the prevalence and specificity of diagnostic criteria for postconcussional syndrome (PCS) in 178 adults with mild to moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) and 104 with extracranial trauma. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) and Internat...
Objective: To identify patients with specific ED discharge diagnoses reporting symptoms associated with a mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), compare frequency/severity of MTBI symptoms by discharge diagnosis, investigate head injury education provided at ED discharge, and learn about changes made by ...
Depending on the severity ofbrain injury, effects may include temporary loss of consciousness or coma, respiratory (breathing) problems, and/or damaged motor functions. Diagnosis of Brain Injury A person with a suspectedbrain injuryshould call 911, go to the emergency room, or contact a physician...
outpatient TBI diagnosis as part of routine clinical care by using a comprehensive list of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes created by the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center and the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch for TBI surveillance (2012 criteria...
Head injuries are common. Complicating the accurate diagnosis of mild brain injury. Diagnosing mTBI is particularly difficult because of reliance on subjective, self-reported symptoms and no objective standards. BrainScope is designed to be fast, accurat
7 Duringthis period, 28 patients (42.4%) received a diagnosis of major depressionas diagnosed using a semistructured interview (Present State Examination)and DSM-III-R diagnostic criteria. Hibbard et al8 used a structured interview and DSM-IV criteria to identify Axis I psychopathological ...
patients who received propranolol experienced dramatically decreased mortality compared with those in the unexposed arm after applying specified exclusion criteria, which satisfied the conditions that “severe TBI = intracranial abbreviated injury scale (AIS) ≥ 3, with all extracranial injuries ...