Abstract
Most people recover within months after a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) or concussion, but some will suffer from long-term fatigue with a reduced quality of life and the inability to maintain their employment status or education. For many people, mental fatigue is one of the most distressing and long-lasting symptoms following an mTBI. No efficient treatment options can be offered. The best method for measuring fatigue today is with fatigue self-assessment scales, there being no objective clinical tests available for mental fatigue. The aim here is to provide a narrative review and identify fatigue in relation to cognitive tests and brain imaging methods. Suggestions for future research are presented.
Highlights
Fatigue after Mild Traumatic BrainTraumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common health problem and can lead to temporary or permanent disabilities of cognitive or physical functioning [1,2,3], and approximately70–90% of injuries are mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) [4]
The assessment and definition of symptoms after an mild TBI (mTBI) varies between studies, and symptoms are common in the population irrespective of whether it is a case of an mTBI
Physical activity has not been extensively investigated in terms of mental fatigue and mTBI, but patients commonly report a worsening of their mental fatigue following physical activity
Summary
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common health problem and can lead to temporary or permanent disabilities of cognitive or physical functioning [1,2,3], and approximately. Most people recover after an mTBI within one to three months, but those who suffer long-term symptoms experience a reduced quality of life with deterioration of general health, cognitive impairments, higher risk of depression, social isolation, behavioral problems, and an inability to maintain employment status or continue with education [5,6,7,8]. Injury in Relation to Cognitive Tests and Brain Imaging Methods. The purpose here is to provide a narrative review of the role of mental fatigue in relation to cognitive tests and brain imaging methods after TBI. Both terms, concussion and mTBI, are used
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