Depending on its severity and the specific region(s) of the brain that are affected, traumatic brain injury can cause a wide variety of cognitive disturbances. CAS allows the clinician to rapidly scan five major areas of cognitive function to determine the degree to which specific ability areas have been impacted. CASt has particular value in the monitoring of recovery over time from moderate and severe TBI. CAS allows doctors to not only detect cognitive losses in Mild TBI, but also to identify accompanying problems (pain, depression, sleep disturbance, medication side effects) that interact with the residues of TBI to worsen cognition.
