Follow up rates and patient interest in clinical care after mild traumatic brain injury presenting to a level 1 trauma center: a TRACK-TBI prospective cohort study
Participants not interested in follow-up care had high rates of poor functional recovery, persistent symptoms and lower quality-of-life at 12 months following traumatic brain injury with GCS 13-15. Education and provider emphasis on the importance of clinical follow-up after hospital discharge with TBI need to be enhanced. Prioritizing timely clinical follow-up for adult patients with TBI with GCS 13 to 15 is critical for improving rates of long-term recovery in this population.
Authors
- Jason Barber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3016-7800)
- Lindsay D. Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5258-953X)
- David O. Okonkwo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7444-2851)
- Michael McCrea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9791-9475)
- Nancy Temkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6392-5292)
- Shawn R. Eagle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6767-1042)
- Joseph T. Giacino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7916-9698)
- Debbie Y. Madhok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0694-9690)
- Jennifer M. Zerbato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9888-661X)
- Geoffrey T. Manley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0926-3128)
- John K. Yue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9694-7722)
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
- Harvard University Press (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Neurology
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2025.1558204
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.42
Funders
- University of Washington
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Cincinnati
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- National Institutes of Health
- University of California, San Francisco