Open AccessAcute Cortisol Profile Associations With Cognitive Impairment After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Author(s) -
David J. Barton,
Raj G. Kumar,
Alexandria A. Schuster,
Shan B. Juengst,
Byung Mo Oh,
Amy K. Wagner
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neurorehabilitation and neural repair
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1552-6844
pISSN - 1545-9683
DOI - 10.1177/15459683211048771
Subject(s) - traumatic brain injury , cognition , neuropsychology , verbal fluency test , psychology , medicine , effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance , hydrocortisone , psychiatry
Cognitive impairments commonly occur after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and affect daily functioning. Cortisol levels, which are elevated during acute hospitalization for most individuals after severe TBI, can influence cognition, but this association has not been studied previously in TBI.