Brooks N, Campsie L, Symington C, Beattie A, McKinlay W
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1986 Jul;49(7):764-70. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.49.7.764.
A close relative of each of 42 severely head injured patients was interviewed at 5 years after injury, following initial study at 3, 6, and 12 months. Persisting severe deficits, in some cases worse than at 1 year, were primarily psychological and behavioural, although minor physical deficits, for example in vision, were also common. Relatives were under great strain; significantly more so than at 1 year. The best predictor of strain in the relative was the magnitude of behavioural and personality change in the patient.
在对42名重度颅脑损伤患者进行3个月、6个月和12个月的初步研究后，于受伤5年后对每位患者的一名近亲进行了访谈。尽管存在一些轻微的身体缺陷，如视力问题也很常见，但持续存在的严重缺陷主要是心理和行为方面的，在某些情况下比1年时更严重。亲属承受着巨大的压力，比1年时明显更大。亲属压力的最佳预测指标是患者行为和性格变化的程度。
