deGuise, E., leBlanc, J., Feyz, M., Meyer, K., Duplantie, J., Thomas, H., Abouassaly, M., Champoux, M.C., Couturier, C., Lin, H., Lu, L., Robinson, C., Roger, E. (2008) Long-term outcome after severe traumatic brain injury: the McGill interdisciplinary prospective study. Journal of head trauma rehabilitation, 23(5), 294-303.

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a comprehensive understanding of long-term outcome after severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI). PARTICIPANTS: Forty-six patients with sTBI. DESIGN: Comparison of interdisciplinary evaluation results at discharge from acute care and at 2 to 5 year follow-up. MAIN MEASURES: Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale, the FIM instrument, and the Neurobehavioral Rating Scale-Revised. RESULTS: Significant improvement was observed on the FIM instrument, the Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale, and on 3 factors of the Neurobehavioral Rating Scale-Revised. These measures at discharge were significant predictors of outcome. CONCLUSION: Patients with sTBI 2 to 5 years postinjury showed relatively good physical and functional outcome but poorer cognitive and emotional outcome.