A Novel Tool for Evaluation of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Patients in the Emergency Department: Does Robotic Assessment of Neuromotor Performance Following Injury Predict the Presence of Postconcussion Symptoms at Follow-up?

Journal: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Published Date: Apr 1, 2016

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Postconcussion symptoms (PCS) are a common complication of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). Currently, there is no validated clinically available method to reliably predict at the time of injury who will subsequently develop PCS. The purpose of this study was to determine if PCS following mild TBI can be predicted during the initial presentation to an emergency department (ED) using a novel robotic-assisted assessment of neurologic function.

Authors

  • Vignesh Subbian
    Department of Electrical Engineering and Computing Systems, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
  • Jonathan J Ratcliff
    Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
  • Joseph J Korfhagen
    Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
  • Kimberly W Hart
    Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
  • Jason M Meunier
    Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
  • George J Shaw
    Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
  • Christopher J Lindsell
    Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
  • Fred R Beyette
    Department of Electrical Engineering and Computing Systems, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

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