Shannon C Miller1, Casserly R Whitehead2, Clifford N Otte3, Timothy S Wells4, Timothy S Webb3, Russell K Gore5, Charles Maynard6. 1. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Addiction Sciences Division, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Vulnerability Analysis Branch, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, USA. 2. Infoscitex Corporation, Dayton, Ohio, USA. 3. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Addiction Sciences Division, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Vulnerability Analysis Branch, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, USA Infoscitex Corporation, Dayton, Ohio, USA Defense Health Program Research Management Division, Plans and Programs Office, WPAFB, Ohio, USA Sports Concussion Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Epidemiologic Research & Information Center (ERIC), Seattle, Washington, USA. 4. Defense Health Program Research Management Division, Plans and Programs Office, WPAFB, Ohio, USA Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. 5. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Sports Concussion Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 6. Epidemiologic Research & Information Center (ERIC), Seattle, Washington, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Military personnel are at increased risk for traumatic brain injury (TBI) from combat and non-combat exposures. Sequelae of moderate-to-severe TBI are well described, but the literature remains conflicted regarding whether mild TBI (mTBI) results in lasting brain injury and functional impairments. This study assessed risk for a range of neuropsychiatric disorders presenting after mTBI while adjusting for the potential confounds of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). METHODS: A historical prospective association study was conducted utilising electronic demographic, medical and military-specific data for over 49,000 active duty US Air Force service members (Airmen). This study utilised diagnostic codes considered by an expert panel to be indicative of mTBI to identify cases. Cox proportional hazards modelling calculated HRs for neuropsychiatric outcomes while controlling for varying lengths of follow-up and potentially confounding variables. RESULTS: Airmen with mTBI were at increased risk for specific neuropsychiatric disorders compared with a similarly injured non-mTBI control group. HRs for memory loss/amnesia, cognitive disorders, schizophrenia, PTSD, and depression were significantly elevated and remained so for at least 6 months post-mTBI, even after eliminating those with previous neuropsychiatric diagnoses. CONCLUSIONS: mTBI was positively associated with neuropsychiatric disorders in this population of primarily young adult males; with increased HRs 6 months post-mTBI. The results support that mTBI is distinguished from moderate-to-severe TBI in terms of risk for developing neuropsychiatric disorders. Further, these findings suggest the importance of screening for psychiatric and cognitive disorders post-mTBI in general medical practice. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions.
BACKGROUND: Military personnel are at increased risk for traumatic brain injury (TBI) from combat and non-combat exposures. Sequelae of moderate-to-severe TBI are well described, but the literature remains conflicted regarding whether mild TBI (mTBI) results in lasting brain injury and functional impairments. This study assessed risk for a range of neuropsychiatric disorders presenting after mTBI while adjusting for the potential confounds of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). METHODS: A historical prospective association study was conducted utilising electronic demographic, medical and military-specific data for over 49,000 active duty US Air Force service members (Airmen). This study utilised diagnostic codes considered by an expert panel to be indicative of mTBI to identify cases. Cox proportional hazards modelling calculated HRs for neuropsychiatric outcomes while controlling for varying lengths of follow-up and potentially confounding variables. RESULTS: Airmen with mTBI were at increased risk for specific neuropsychiatric disorders compared with a similarly injured non-mTBI control group. HRs for memory loss/amnesia, cognitive disorders, schizophrenia, PTSD, and depression were significantly elevated and remained so for at least 6 months post-mTBI, even after eliminating those with previous neuropsychiatric diagnoses. CONCLUSIONS: mTBI was positively associated with neuropsychiatric disorders in this population of primarily young adult males; with increased HRs 6 months post-mTBI. The results support that mTBI is distinguished from moderate-to-severe TBI in terms of risk for developing neuropsychiatric disorders. Further, these findings suggest the importance of screening for psychiatric and cognitive disorders post-mTBI in general medical practice. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions.
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