DOES HEAD INJURY LEAD TO COGNITIVE DETERIORATION

Abstract

Background: After any traumatic injury to brain, the brain doesn’t heal completely and that’s why some effects will be permanent leading to loss in cognitive function, behavior and emotions. The Aim is to study the cognitive functioning and evaluate the extent of cognitive loss in patients with Traumatic Brain injury. Methodology: A sample of 50 out-patients was taken from hospital. PGI BBD was used to assess the cognitive functioning. Results indicated that domains on memory showed severe dysfunction, intelligence was moderately impaired and perceptual motor skills were mildly impaired. Out of the total number patients, 26% has no neuropsychological disability, 40% had mild disability, 24% of the patients have moderate level of disability and only 10% had severe neuropsychological disability. There is no significant relationship between age, education, duration of illness with Neuropsychological disability. Conclusion: Patients with TBI have some extent of dysfunction in memory, Intelligence, perceptual motor skills causing mild neuropsychological disability in 40% of the TBI cases. There is no significant relationship between age, education, duration of illness and neuropsychological disability.