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- Title
Low brain oxygenation and differences in neuropsychological outcomes following severe pediatric TBI.
- Authors
Schrieff-Elson, L.; Thomas, K.; Rohlwink, U.; Figaji, A.
- Abstract
Purpose: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children. Preventing secondary injury by controlling physiological parameters (e.g. intracranial pressure [ICP], cerebral perfusion pressure [CPP] and brain tissue oxygen [PbtO]) has a potential to improve outcome. Low PbtO is independently associated with poor clinical outcomes in both adults and children. However, no studies have investigated associations between low PbtO and neuropsychological and behavioural outcomes following severe pediatric TBI (pTBI). Methods: We used a quasi-experimental case-control design to investigate these relationships. A sample of 11 TBI patients with a Glasgow Coma Scale score ≤8 who had PbtO and ICP monitoring at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital underwent neuropsychological evaluation ≥1 year post-injury. Their performance was compared to that of 11 demographically matched healthy controls. We then assigned each TBI participant into one of two subgroups, (1) children who had experienced at least one episode of PbtO ≤ 10 mmHg or (2) children for whom PbtO > 10 mmHg throughout the monitoring period, and compared their results on neuropsychological evaluation. Results: TBI participants performed significantly more poorly than controls in several cognitive domains (IQ, attention, visual memory, executive functions and expressive language) and behavioural (e.g. externalizing behaviour) domains. The PbtO ≤ 10 mmHg group performed significantly worse than the PbtO2 > 10 mmHg group in several cognitive domains (IQ, attention, verbal memory, executive functions and expressive language), but not on behavioural measures. Conclusion: Results demonstrate that low PbtO may be prognostic of not only mortality but also neuropsychological outcomes.
- Subjects
BRAIN injuries; GLASGOW Coma Scale; PEDIATRIC neuropsychology; BRAIN diseases; JUVENILE diseases
- Publication
Child's Nervous System, 2015, Vol 31, Issue 12, p2257
- ISSN
0256-7040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00381-015-2892-2