title: Long-term outcome after severe traumatic brain injury: the McGill interdisciplinary prospective study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To obtain a comprehensive understanding of long-term outcome after severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI).
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-six patients with sTBI.
  
  
  METHODS
  Comparison of interdisciplinary evaluation results at discharge from acute care and at 2 to 5 year follow-up.
  
  
  METHODS
  Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale, the FIM instrument, and the Neurobehavioral Rating Scale-Revised.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant improvement was observed on the FIM instrument, the Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale, and on 3 factors of the Neurobehavioral Rating Scale-Revised. These measures at discharge were significant predictors of outcome.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with sTBI 2 to 5 years postinjury showed relatively good physical and functional outcome but poorer cognitive and emotional outcome.
authors.affiliation: Montreal General Hospital, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: deGuise
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: leBlanc
authors.forename: Mitra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feyz
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duplantie
authors.forename: Harle
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abouassaly
authors.forename: Marie-Claude
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Champoux
authors.forename: Céline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Couturier
authors.forename: Howell
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Lucy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Cathlyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roger
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome