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- Title
Factores pronósticos de recuperación y reinserción laboral en adultos con traumatismo craneoencefálico.
- Authors
Ontiveros, Ángel; Preciado, Ana Karen; Matute, Esmeralda; López-Cruz, Manuel; López-Elizalde, Ramiro
- Abstract
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) represents the leading cause of death in people between 15 and 45 years of age, and it is the first cause of disability world wide. One third of all patients who suffer non-fatal injuries present cognitive, motor, emotional or behavioral deficits that renders social reinsertion difficult. The objective of this paper is to present an analysis of the scientific literature on the prognostic factors related to recovery and return to work after traumatic brain injury. These prognostic factors are divided into three categories: those that exist before brain damage, those associated with brain damage, and those related to long-term adjustments. Taking in to account these prognostic factors helps foster healthy habits, improve medical services and design effective multidisciplinary programs that enhance rehabilitation and employment outcomes.
- Subjects
BRAIN injuries; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY of life; SOCIAL adjustment; REHABILITATION for brain injury patients; BRAIN damage; PROGNOSIS
- Publication
Revista Mexicana de Neurociencia, 2014, Vol 15, Issue 4, p211
- ISSN
1665-5044
- Publication type
Article