A cohort study of patients with mild traumatic brain injury found that 56% of patients had incomplete recovery after 6 months.

Outcomes in Patients With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Without Acute Intracranial Traumatic Injury – JAMA Network Open

Commentary: Incomplete Recovery Common 6 Months After Mild TBI – Medscape (free registration required)

Related: Cohort Study | Half of non-hospitalized patients with minor head injury experience incomplete recovery after 3 months.

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1/?Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) isn’t “Mild” ?
 
Our daughter fell off a high diving board headfirst to cement years ago. Though she had 2 cracks through her foramen magnum, her GCS was 15 & CT had no bleeding.
 
“She’s OK,” they said.
 
Wrong answer ?#TrackTBI Data… pic.twitter.com/1FZuRnt4so

— WesElyMD (@WesElyMD) August 22, 2022