AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de Médecine Physique et Réadaptation, Paris, France (Drs Bayen and Pradat-Diehl); Université Paris-Dauphine, Laboratoire d’Economie et de Gestion des Organisations de Santé (LEDa-LEGOS), Paris, France (Drs Bayen and Joël); Université Pierre et Marie Curie, UFR de médecine, Paris, France (Drs Bayen and Pradat-Diehl); Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Unité ER 6, Paris, France (Drs Pradat-Diehl, Jourdan and Azouvi); AP-HP, Hôpital R. Poincaré, Service de Médecine Physique et Réadaptation, Garches, France (Drs Jourdan and Azouvi); Université de Versailles St-Quentin, UFR de médecine, EA 4497, Guyancourt, France (Drs Jourdan and Azouvi); AP-HP, Hôpital A Paré, Unité de Recherche Clinique Paris-Ouest, Boulogne-Billancourt, France (Mr Ghout, Ms Bosserelle, Ms Azerad, and Dr Aegerter); Centre Ressources Francilien du Traumatisme Crânien, Paris, France (Ms Bosserelle, Ms Azerad, and Dr Weiss); and Université de Versailles St-Quentin, UPRES EA 2506, Guyancourt, France (Dr Aegerter).
Corresponding Author: Philippe Azouvi, MD, PhD, Service de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation, Hôpital Raymond Poincaré, 104 bd Raymond Poincaré, 92380, Garches, France, ([email protected]).
PariS-TBI Steering Committee: Coordination and Management Committee—Azouvi P, Aegerter P, Weiss JJ. Statistical Analysis and Data monitoring—Aegerter P, Ghout I, Azerad S. Steering Committee Acute Phase—Tazarourte K, Jost D, Dolveck F, Vigue B, Puybasset L, Mateo J, Lescot T, Duranteau J. Steering Committee Rehabilitation—Azouvi P, Pradat-Diehl P, Jourdan C, Bayen E, Bosserelle V. Site investigators are listed in the Appendix.
PariS-TBI study has been funded by a grant of French Ministry of Health (Programme Hospitalier de Recherche Clinique 2004, AOM-04–084), supported by AP-HP (Département de la Recherche Clinique et du Développement).
The authors thank all patients and family participants who took the time to share their experience and all members of the CRFTC Steering Committee (Centre Ressource Francilien des Traumatisés Crâniens) for their valuable help. The authors also thank Prof Pernot, Dr Dulou, Prof Tadie, Prof Truelle, Dr Carli, and Dr Welschbillig for their participation in the study. The first author thanks the Fondation Garches and the French Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (SOFMER) for their grant support.
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
