Spine literature: Association between concomitant traumatic brain injury and unfavorable 1-year outcomes in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury.

Summary (English)

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Article: Association between concomitant traumatic brain injury and unfavorable 1-year outcomes in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury.

Authors (excerpt): Vikas N Vattipally, Carlos A Aude, Kathleen R Ran, Kelly Jiang, Sruthi Ranganathan

Overview: OBJECTIVE: Traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) can cause lasting functional impairment. Concomitant traumatic brain injury (cTBI) is a common injury constellation, but the impact of tandem traumatic brain injury (TBI) and tSCI on long-term patient outcomes requires further study. The objective of this study was to compare outcomes among tSCI patients with and without TBI. METHODS: Patients with tSCI were identified from the Spinal Cord Injury Model System (SCIMS) database. Patients with cTBI and tSCI were 1:1 propensity score matched to those with tSCI only on demographic and injury characteristics. TBI severity was stratified in the SCIMS as mild (loss of consciousness [LOC] < 30 minutes), moderate (LOC 31 minutes to 24 hours), or severe (LOC > 24 hours). Multivariable linear and logistic regression models were specified to assess relationships between cTBI severity and 1-year follow-up outcome metrics including rehospitalization,…

Full citation: Association between concomitant traumatic brain injury and unfavorable 1-year outcomes in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury.. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. PubMed: PMID 40577852; DOI: 10.3171/2025.3.SPINE241470.

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Summary (Bulgarian)

Това е обобщение за пациенти и специалисти, базирано на официалното резюме в PubMed. Публикацията е в списание Journal of neurosurgery. Spine и засяга теми, свързани с гръбначния стълб (диагностика, лечение или епидемиология — според съдържанието на оригиналната статия). Не замества очен преглед при лекар и не представлява персонализиран медицински съвет.

Заглавие: Spine literature: Association between concomitant traumatic brain injury and unfavorable 1-year outcomes in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury.

Оригинално резюме (английски, съкратено): OBJECTIVE: Traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) can cause lasting functional impairment. Concomitant traumatic brain injury (cTBI) is a common injury constellation, but the impact of tandem traumatic brain injury (TBI) and tSCI on long-term patient outcomes requires further study. The objective of this study was to compare outcomes among tSCI patients with and without TBI. METHODS: Patients with tSCI were identified from the Spinal Cord Injury Model System (SCIMS) database. Patients with cTBI and tSCI were 1:1 propensity score matched to those with tSCI only on demographic and injury characteristics. TBI severity was stratified in the SCIMS as mild (loss of consciousness [LOC] < 30 minutes), moderate (LOC 31 minutes to 24 hours), or severe (LOC > 24 hours).…

Source: Association between concomitant traumatic brain injury and unfavorable 1-year outcomes in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury.. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine. PubMed: PMID 40577852; DOI: 10.3171/2025.3.SPINE241470.