title: Gait and Glasgow Coma Scale scores can predict functional recovery in patients with traumatic brain injury.
abstract: Fifty-one patients with mild (n = 14), moderate (n = 10) and severe traumatic brain injury (n = 27) received early rehabilitation. Level of consciousness was evaluated using the Glasgow Coma Score. Functional level was determined using the Glasgow Outcome Score, whilst mobility was evaluated using the Mobility Scale for Acute Stroke. Activities of daily living were assessed using the Barthel Index. Following Bobath neurodevelopmental therapy, the level of consciousness was significantly improved in patients with moderate and severe traumatic brain injury, but was not greatly influenced in patients with mild traumatic brain injury. Mobility and functional level were significantly improved in patients with mild, moderate and severe traumatic brain injury. Gait recovery was more obvious in patients with mild traumatic brain injury than in patients with moderate and severe traumatic brain injury. Activities of daily living showed an improvement but this was insignificant except for patients with severe traumatic brain injury. Nevertheless, complete recovery was not acquired at discharge. Multiple regression analysis showed that gait and Glasgow Coma Scale scores can be considered predictors of functional outcomes following traumatic brain injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sevil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bilgin
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guclu-Gunduz
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oruckaptan
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nezire
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kose
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Celik
keywords: Glasgow Coma Scale; Glasgow Outcome Scale; brain injury; early rehabilitation; function; functional level; neural regeneration; prognosis; rehabilitation; traumatic brain injury