title: Cascade of Traumatic Brain Injury: A Correlational Study of Cognition, Postconcussion Symptoms, and Quality of Life.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Traumatic brain injury (TBI) constitutes a significant burden on health care resources in India. TBI is a dynamic process which involves damage to the brain thus leading to behavior cognitive and emotional consequences.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To study the cognitive profile, post-concussion symptoms (PCS), quality of life (QOL), and their correlation.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 60 patients with TBI were recruited and assessed for neuropsychological profile, PCS, and QOL, the correlation among the variables were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results suggest that TBI has series of consequences which is interrelated, and the study has implications for rehabilitation of TBI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study highlights the deficits of cognition, and its correlation with PCS and QOL, emphasizing integrated rehabilitation approach for patients with TBI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Rajakumari Pampa
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Jamuna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rajeswaran
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: B Indira
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Devi
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Thennarasu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kandavel
keywords: Cognition; post-concussion symptoms; quality of life