Mild traumatic brain injury in New Zealand: Post-concussion symptoms and recovery

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Mild traumatic brain injury in New Zealand: Post-concussion symptoms and recovery

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RESEARCH QUESTION What impact does the amount of time between injury and assessment date, along with the post-concussion symptoms reported at assessment, have on the length of stay in a concussion service? ABSTRACT Traumatic brain injury is predicted to become the third largest cause of disease burden globally by 2020. Of these, it is estimated that between 70-90 percent will be categorised as mild which is also known as concussion. The current study looks to determine what impact a delay in ...

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Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2016

Creator

Henry, Janis

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https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6341

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New Zealand / concussion clients / concussion services / mild traumatic brain injury / mTBI / post-concussion syndrome / symptoms / time delay / assessment / referrals / diagnosis / Rivermead Post-Concussion Questionnaire / Health sciences / Nursing / Sub-acute care / Allied health and rehabilitation science / Rehabilitation

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