First CT findings and improvement in GOS and GOSE scores 6 and 12 months after severe traumatic brain injury

• Published in: Brain injury Vol. 23; no. 5; p. 403
• Main Authors: Corral, Luisa, Herrero, José Ignacio, Monfort, José Luis, Ventura, José Luis, Javierre, Casimiro F, Juncadella, Montserrat, García-Huete, Lucía, Bartolomé, Carlos, Gabarrós, Andreu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.01.2009
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Brain Injuries - diagnostic imaging; Brain Injuries - rehabilitation; Female; Glasgow Coma Scale; Glasgow Outcome Scale; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Recovery of Function; Retrospective Studies; Time Factors; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult

To analyse the association between individual initial computerized tomography (CT) scan characteristics and Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) and Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOSE) improvement between 6 months and 1 year. Two hundred and twenty-four adult patients with severe traumatic brain injury and...