Temporal lobe contusions on computed tomography are associated with impaired 6-month functional recovery after mild traumatic brain injury: a TRACK-TBI study.
John K YueEthan A WinklerRoss C PufferHansen DengRyan R L PhelpsSagar WagleMolly Rose MorrisseyErnesto J RiveraSarah J RunyonMary J VassarSabrina R TaylorMaryse C CnossenHester F LingsmaEsther L YuhPratik MukherjeeDavid M SchnyerAva M PuccioAlex B ValadkaDavid O OkonkwoGeoffrey T Manleynull The Track-Tbi InvestigatorsPublished in: Neurological research (2018)
Parenchymal contusions in MTBI are often accompanied by extraaxial hemorrhage. TCs may be associated with 6-month functional impairment. Their presence on imaging should alert the clinician to the need for heightened surveillance of sequelae complicating RTBWC, with low threshold for referral to services.