Study of Reserves After Traumatic Brain Injury

Study of Reserves After Traumatic Brain Injury:Influence of Brain, Cognitive, and Emotional Reserves on Long-Term Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury

It is hypothesized that the long-term results of rehabilitation and subsequent aging after Brain Trauma depend on brain's premorbid anatomical (structural) and functional (cognitive, emotional) reserves.

The purpose of this study are:

1. to determine whether such reserves exist.
2. to study their convergent and discriminant validity.
3. to study their characteristics.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury according to at least 1 the following:

  • Duration of loss of consciousness (LOC) - more then 1/2 hour
  • Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) - less then 13
  • Post Traumatic Amnesia (PTA) - more then 24 hours.

• At least 1 year after the injury.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
• the present state of Post Traumatic Amnesia
• dementia
• the age less than 18 years on the moment of injury
• less than 1 year since the injury
• incapacity of the patient to cooperate in the study (incapacity of any source including physical, mental, and language problems)
• premorbid diagnosis of Mental Retardation