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describe the course of recovery for severe TBI patients:
( After the first year, Weeks to months, After regaining consciousness ) - Improvements may continue from here on however progress gradually slows and will plateau below premorbid level. Improvements may continue, but are likely due to new learning and further development of compensational strategies than spontaneous recovery.
( After regaining consciousness, In the weeks to months following, After the first year ) - Patients often displays erratic behaviour, confusion, uncooperative, incoherence, anxiousness, aggressiveness, restlessness etc. PTA may continue for quite some time.
( In the weeks to months following, After regaining consciousness, After the first year ) - Fastest recovery is generally observed during this period. Tasks with a large yet simple attentional component tend to recover quickly but plateau after 6 months to one year. New learning progresses much slower, but ability to learn will not return to pre mordbid levels.