Extraction category | Fields |
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Study characteristics | Author |
Title | |
Journal | |
Year of publication | |
Country of publication | |
Inclusion criteria | |
Exclusion criteria | |
Study design | |
Sample size [total and subgroups] | |
Control variables [if applicable] | |
Study quality [grade] | |
Population characteristics | Mean age of sample [total and subgroups] |
Time post-injury [total and subgroups] | |
Sex (% male) [total and subgroups] | |
Years of education [total and subgroups] | |
Injury severity (GCS, PTA) [total and subgroups] | |
Mechanism of injury [total and subgroups] | |
Baseline characterization (e.g., IQ, fitness) | |
Time elapsed between injury and baseline [total and subgroups] | |
Time elapsed between baseline and follow-up [total and subgroups] | |
Outcomes—primary Independent variables—correlates to neurodegeneration | Medical [including pre-injury medical conditions or post-injury co-morbidities] |
Neuropsychiatric [including pre-injury or post-injury psychiatric symptoms or diagnoses, including substance use] | |
Activity-related [including therapy, leisure pursuits, academic/employment activities, social, physical, cognitive (e.g., reading) activities | |
Social and environmental variables [including current living and social circumstances] | |
Baseline imaging [imaging type, regions assessed, sequence parameters]—both whole-brain and regional changes in volume or white matter integrity will be assessed | |
Follow-up imaging [imaging type, regions assessed, sequence parameters]—both whole-brain and regional changes in volume or white matter integrity will be assessed | |
Outcomes—primary Dependent variables—measures of neurodegeneration |  |