Poster 32 (see Article 5): Natural History of Recovery From Brain Injury After Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness: Outcome of Patients Admitted to Inpatient Rehabilitation With 1 to 4 Year Follow-Up

Abstract

Objective: To better characterize the path of recovery and prognosis of patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness after brain injury. Design: Retrospective review. Setting: Slow-to-recover brain injury program in an acute rehabilitation hospital. Participants: Consecutive series of 36 patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and non-TBI in a vegetative state (VS) or minimally conscious state (MCS) on rehabilitation admission. Intervention: 1 to 4 year follow-up of time to resolution of VS, MCS, and confusional state/posttraumatic amnesia (CS/PTA), based on Aspen criteria, CRS-R, and GOAT scores.