Research Article

Long-Term Follow-Up of Disability, Cognitive, and Emotional Impairments after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Table 4

BNIS subscale scores and total BNIS scores at 3 months, 1 year, and 7 years.

BNIS score3 months () median (range)1 year () median (range)3 months vs. 1 year ( value)7 years () median (range)1 year vs. 7 years ( value)

Speech/language14 (10-15)14 (10-15)0.39815 (9-15)0.713
Orientation3 (1-3)3 (2-3)0.3173 (2-3)1.000
Attention/concentration2 (0-3)2 (1-3)0.3922 (1-3)0.317
Visuospatial and visual problem solving6 (2-8)6 (1-8)0.0546 (3-5)0.496
Memory4 (1-7)5 (0-7)0.1434 (1-6)0.226
Affect4 (2-4)3 (2-4)0.4774 (2-4)0.739
Awareness1(0-1)1 (0-1)0.7050 (0-1)0.257
Total BNIS subscale score mean (SD)31.5 (7.0)33.2 (6.3)0.04233.5 (3.9)0.424