Six-month recovery from mild to moderate Traumatic Brain Injury: the role of APOE-epsilon4 allele.

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The possession of at least one APOE-epsilon4 allele may be linked to poor outcome in patients with predominantly severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). In mild TBI, which accounts for approximately 85% of all cases, the role of the APOE-epsilon4 allele is less clear. Studies completed to date have relied on brief cognitive assessments or coarse measures of global functioning, thereby limiting their conclusions. Our...

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