Mild traumatic brain injuries and their sequelae. II: at risk of clinical neglect?

نویسندگان

  • Britt-Marie Stålnacke
  • Catharina Nygren-Deboussard
  • Alison Godbolt
  • Jean-Luc Af Geijerstam
  • Lena Holm
  • Jörgen Borg
چکیده

in a letter published in this issue of Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, sosa et al. (1) comment on a recent publication in Injury by Puljula et al. (2) and highlight some issues related to mild traumatic brain injury (Mtbi). Puljula et al. demonstrated that Mtbi may be missed in patients with craniofacial injuries. We agree that this is an important message. We also agree with the recommendations put forward on the need for the continuing education of doctors who assess patients after traumatic injuries, including education on Mtbi.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of rehabilitation medicine

دوره 44 11  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012