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• Spinal Cord Injury Projects
• Traumatic Brain Injury Projects
  • Assessment & Intervention for Mild TBI
  • Can Eye Movements Predict Persistent Problems in Paediatric Mild TBI?
  • Cognitive and Neural Substrates of Socially Maladaptive Behaviours in Adolescents with Traumatic Brain Injury
  • DECRA Trial (DECompressive CRAniectomy Trial)
  • Enhancing Neurogenesis Post -TBI
  • Fluid Resuscitation in TBI
  • Headstart: Multi-family Groups for Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Hypothermia in Childhood TBI (HiTBIC)
  • Improving the functional communication ability of adults with TBI
  • Long term consequences of childhood head injury - 15 year follow-up
  • Longitudinal Hippocampal Study
  • Measuring the Impact of TBI on People's Lives
  • Mobility Following Childhood TBI
  • New Treatments for Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Neural Basis of Communication Disorder in Children
  • Neurotrauma Tissue/Fluid Bank
  • Normoglycaemia in Intensive Care Traumatic Brain Injury Study (NICE-TBI)
  • Preventing Neuronal Cell Death Following Brain Trauma
  • Prevention and Treatment of Social Problems Following TBI
  • Rehabilitation of Attention Following TBI
  • Role of Tissue Type Plasminogen Activator
  • TBI in Older Adults
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Treatment in Depression After Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Traumatic Hypoxia and Cerebral Inflammation
  • Virtual Reality and Upper Limb Function Following TBI in Children
• Targeted Initiatives
• Completed TBI and SCI Projects
• Program Grants

Assessment & Intervention for Mild TBI

Assessment and Intervention for Patients with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Chief Investigator: Professor Jennie Ponsford
Associate Investigators: Professor Peter Cameron, Associate Professor Mark Fitzgerald
Lead Organisation: Monash University
VNI Funding: $229,955
Project Start Date: 01-Nov-06

Project Summary:
There is continuing debate as to the most appropriate methods of assessing and managing patients with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Scores on the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and duration of post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) are key indicators of head injury severity. Most recently, the accuracy of screening for PTA in the emergency department and the validity of using GCS scores has been called into question. The purpose of this study is to examine the accuracy of the revised Westmead PTA scale in identifying the presence of PTA in patients presenting to the Emergency Department with mild TBI. The impact of patient's receiving an information booklet on best management of expected symptoms will also be assessed. The outcomes of this study will contribute to improved screening and management of PTA.