dc.contributor.author | McInnes, Kerry | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-08-31T16:53:21Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-08-31T16:53:21Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-08-31T16:53:21Z | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/72162 | |
dc.description.abstract | Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) has long been characterized as a “mild” injury without long-term consequences. Despite our growing understanding of its long-term consequences, the current estimate of individuals with mTBI that will develop persisting symptoms (i.e., 15%) may be an underestimation. We therefore designed a scoping review to reveal what the literature as a whole reports about long-term cognitive impairment following a single mTBI. We systematically reviewed the literature that behaviourally assesses cognition in individuals with chronic phase (i.e., ≥ 3 months) mTBI. We show that approximately half of individuals with a single mTBI continue to demonstrate chronic cognitive impairments. We also show that the mTBI literature is plagued with a lack of homogeneity with respect to the use of cognitive outcome measures. Our findings highlight the need to establish a thorough understanding of the long-term implications of a single mTBI. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Mild Traumatic Brain Injury | en_US |
dc.subject | Cognitive Function | en_US |
dc.subject | Brain Injury, Acute. | |
dc.title | MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (MTBI) CHRONICALLY IMPAIRS COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN MORE FIRST-TIME CONCUSSED INDIVIDUALS THAN PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED: A SCOPING REVIEW | en_US |
dc.date.defence | 2016-07-15 | |
dc.contributor.department | School of Physiotherapy | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Science | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | Dr. Lori Dithurbide | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Dr. Shaun Boe | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. David Westwood | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Diane MacKenzie | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Dr. Shaun Boe | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |