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The Western Neuro Sensory Stimulation Profile (WNSSP) presents a
hierarchy of items suggestive of a sequence of recovery. The aim of this study
was to understand the sequence of recovery of neurobehavioral function in
patients with brain injury and determine whether this sequence was consistent
with the WNSSP test item order. METHOD. We conducted a retrospective clinical
chart audit of 37 adult inpatients (mean age = 29 yr; 31 men, 6 women) with a
diagnosis of traumatic brain injury and a minimum of two medical record entries
on the WNSSP. The sequence of recovery was statistically derived from the content
and structure of the WNSSP. RESULTS. Our analysis did not support the current
item ordering of the WNSSP as a function of the sequence of recovery from coma,
with the exception of the Arousal/Attention subscale. CONCLUSION. WNSSP item
performance suggested a sequence of recovery; clinicians may consider a revised
item order that reflects this observed order.
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