ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the functional characters of traumatic brain injuries occurred in wenehuan earthquake.Methods Thirty-eight cases with brain injury,occurred in Wenchuan earthquake,hospitalized in intensive care unit and brain surgery wards of Wenchuan China Hospital were enrolled in the study.Glasglow coma scale(GCS)was used to assess the severity of brain injury,mini-mental state examination(M MSE)was used to assess the cognitive function,the modified Ashworth scale was applied to aSSeSS the muscle tone,the Bobath balance scale was applied to assess the sitting and standing balance.the modified Barthel index Was applied to evaluate the activities of daily living(ADL).Resuits Mean age of the patients was 46 years,ratio of male to female was 1.9:1.Twenty-seven(71.1%)patients suffered mild brain injury,4(10.5%)patients moderate brain injury and 7(18.4%)patients severe brain injury.In non-comatose patients,some patients suffered motor control disorder as hemiplegia,aphasia,cognitive disorder,Rom limitation,muscle tone disorder,muscle weakness,sitting balance disorder and standing balance disorder respectively.Thirty-six(94.7%)patients couldn't take care of themselves independently.Conclusion The function disorder of traumatic brain injuries occurred in earthquake had some particular characteristics.it's necessary to establish a rehabilitation system for the effectire rehabilitation management and treatment according tO the patients'characteristics.