title: Post-injury symptoms after work related traumatic brain injury in Canadian population.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the nature and extent of persistent post-injury symptoms of persons who have experienced a work-related traumatic brain injury (WrTBI) in Ontario, Canada.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using a retrospective case series design, post-injury symptoms, occupation, and work factors were examined for WrTBIs among an adult population. Data were abstracted from medical records of individuals who sustained a WrTBI and were discharged from a referral-based outpatient neurology service between the years of 1998 and 2001.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 435 individuals who sustained a WrTBI, most were ≥ 45 years of age and male. Approximately 50% had injuries to the head only, while others had multiple injuries. The most common post-injury symptoms were headaches (85.1%), memory changes (74.3%), and mood/personality changes (68.3%). A small subset of individuals reported very long-term post-injury symptoms, and a majority of individuals had not yet returned to work.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study profiles the demographic and clinical characteristics of an outpatient injured worker population with a history of WrTBI which provides a basis for the planning and implementation of assessment and treatment programs for this clinical population.
authors.affiliation: Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-UHN, Toronto, ON, Canada. angela.colantonio@utoronto.ca
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colantonio
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Comper
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000368:Aged; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006261:Headache / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010045:Outpatients; D038223:Post-Concussion Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult