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Epidemiology of concussion and mild traumatic brain injury.
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is a common public health concern that affects millions of people each year. The available epidemiology of mTBI may contain insights that can guide future identification, prevention, and treatment efforts. This article discusses epidemiology of both non-sports-related mTBI and sports-related concussion. Specific occupational factors, emergency department data,...
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects 1.4 million Americans annually, and severity can range from mild to severe. Mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) accounts for approximately 75% of those injured. Following evaluation, many patients with mild noncomplicated TBI can be safely treated and released from the emergency department. In addition to those that are treated for their injury, there is an e...
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• Cerebral concussion and mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) have been used interchangeably, although the two terms have different definitions. • Traumatic axonal injury (TAI) is a more severe subtype of TBI than concussion or mild TBI. • In this review article, we reviewed the history of TAI in patients with concussion and mild TBI. Brain Neurorehabil. 2016 Sep;9(2):e1 https://doi.org/10.12786/...
متن کاملMild traumatic brain injury.
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) can have a profoundly negative effect on the injured person's quality of life, producing cognitive, physical, and psychological symptoms; impeding postinjury family reintegration; creating psychological distress among family members; and often having deleterious effects on spousal and parental relationships. This article reviews the most commonly reported sign...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Techniques in Neurosurgery & Neurology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2637-7748
DOI: 10.31031/tnn.2018.01.000523