Personality Traits as a Variable in the Recovery of Patients With Acquired Brain Injury

Inclusion Criteria

• •diagnosis of one of the following two conditions:
• •Severe Acquired Brain Injury (sABI) of traumatic or non-traumatic etiology; the term sABI includes acute brain injuries of traumatic or non-traumatic origin (vascular, infectious, metabolic, or anoxic), in which the patient initially presents with a coma state (Glasgow Coma Scale - GCS less than 8) and simultaneously exhibits motor, sensory, cognitive, and/or behavioral impairments.
• •Ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke without features of Severe Acquired Brain Injury (sABI) (Glasgow Coma Scale \[GCS\] score ≥ 8 and no alteration of consciousness).
• •Time from injury between:
• •7 and 90 days for Severe Acquired Brain Injury (sABI) patients
• •3 and 30 days for stroke patients
• •Level of Cognitive Functioning (LCF) score ≥ 6 for sABI patients
• •Signed informed consent for study participation
• •Presence of a support family member (caregiver) able to assist with completing the personality questionnaire (HEXACO Adjective Scale, HAS)