Comment: importance of cognitive reserve in traumatic brain injury.
The expectation for moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is permanent damage and lasting deficits. However, in a multicenter investigation, Schneider et al.(1) show that by 1 year postinjury, one-fourth of patients with TBI achieve disability-free recovery (DFR), defined as a score of zero on the Disability Rating Scale. Of importance, cognitive reserve (CR) in the form of educational attainment was related to DFR.
From the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research Facility, Brigham Young University, Provo, and University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City.
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D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology*