Objectives: Individuals with moderate–severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) experience a transitory state of impaired consciousness and confusion often called posttraumatic confusional state (PTCS). This study examined the neuropsychological profile of PTCS. Methods: Neuropsychometric profiles of 349 individuals in the TBI Model Systems National Database were examined 4 weeks post-TBI (±2 weeks). The PTCS group was subdivided into Low (n=46) and High Performing PTCS (n=45) via median split on an orientation/amnesia measure, and compared to participants who had emerged from PTCS (n=258). Neuropsychological patterns were examined using multivariate analyses of variance and mixed model analyses of covariance. Results: All groups were globally impaired, but severity differed across groups (F(40,506)=3.44; p<.001; ŋp2 =.206). Rate of forgetting (memory consolidation) was impaired in all groups, but failed to differentiate them (F(4,684)=0.46; p=.762). In contrast, executive memory control was significantly more impaired in PTCS groups than the emerged group: Intrusion errors: F(2,343)=8.78; p<.001; ŋp2=.049; False positive recognition errors: F(2,343)=3.70; p<.05; ŋp2=.021. However, non-memory executive control and other executive memory processes did not differentiate those in versus emerged from PTCS. Conclusions: Executive memory control deficits in the context of globally impaired cognition characterize PTCS. This pattern differentiates individuals in and emerged from PTCS during the acute recovery period following TBI. (JINS, 2019, 25, 302–313)
Objective: Discuss anticipated patterns of cognitive and emotional dysfunction, prognostic indicators, and treatment considerations based on review of (a) neuroinvasive properties of prior human coronaviruses and (b) extensively researched disorders which share similar neurological mechanisms. Method: A web-based comprehensive search of peer-reviewed journals was conducted based on a variety of key terms (and variants of) including coronavirus, neuroinvasion, cognitive dysfunction, viral pandemics, respiratory illness, critical illness, and metabolic disease. Articles were chosen based on relevance to the current topic and ability to provide unique thematic information. Historical articles were included if these added scientific merit to recent literature. Review of information in widely disseminated news articles was followed-up with direct review of cited scientific literature. Databases searched included Google Scholar, PubMed, and Ovid Medline. Results: Based on neuroinvasive properties of prior coronaviruses and existing research on similar neurophysiological conditions with detrimental cognitive effects, COVID-19—especially those with severe symptoms—are at risk for cognitive decline and significant psychiatric/behavioral sequela. Conclusions: There are few studies examining cognitive outcomes in COVID-19. This review argues that neuropsychological sequelae are to be expected in patients with COVID-19. Considerations for clinicians working with this unique population are discussed.
Effects of feigned memory impairment on eye-movement behavior were investigated. Participants encoded scene-face pairs and were tested with displays containing three studied faces preceded by a studied scene. Half of these displays contained the face that had previously been associated with the scene cue, while the remainders did not. Participants made presence/absence judgments while eye movements were recorded and either attempted to perform optimally (controls) or feign impairment (simulators). While explicit recognition was at chance among simulators, both groups looked disproportionately at associates early in the trial. The magnitude of this effect was matched across groups and significant even when simulators made incorrect recognition responses. Eye tracking may have potential as a tool for the detection of concealed recognition and warrants further research into its efficacy and underlying mechanisms.
Objective: Describe rehabilitation needs and factors associated with unmet needs at 5 years post-traumatic brain injury (TBI). Setting: Five Veterans Affairs (VA) polytrauma rehabilitation centers (PRCs). Participants: VA TBI Model Systems participants (N = 283; 96% male, 75%, 57% severe TBI). Design: Prospective observational cohort. Main Measures: Rehabilitation Needs Survey (21-item survey that assesses cognitive, emotional, social, and functional needs); Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors (25-item survey of potential environmental barriers). Results: Participants endorsed a mean of 8 (SD: 6.2) ongoing and 3 (SD: 4.7) unmet rehabilitation needs at 5 years post-TBI. Approximately 65% of participants reported at least 1 rehabilitation need that remained unmet. The number and nature of needs differed across TBI severity groups. In unadjusted and adjusted linear regression models, Black race and environmental barriers (Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors total score) were predictive of unmet needs (P < .001). Those with greater unmet needs reported the physical environment (54%-63%), informational sources (54%), social attitudes (55%), healthcare access (40%), public policy (32%-37%), transportation availability (33%), and in-home assistance (32%) as the most frequent environmental barriers at 5 years post-TBI. Conclusion: Veterans and Service Members continue to have rehabilitation needs at 5 years post-TBI. Veterans Affairs programs to address ongoing needs and policy to support them are needed.
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