Causes and outcomes of mild traumatic brain injury: an analysis of CIREN data.

P. Dischinger, K. Read, T. Kerns, S. Ho, J. Kufera, C. Burch, N. Jawed, A. Burgess, F. Bents

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Abstract

Approximately one-half of vehicle occupants with traumatic brain injury (TBI) have a mild TBI (admission Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 13-15 with transient loss of consciousness). However, despite the label of "mild", many of these injuries result in long-term consequences; frequently these sequelae go unrecognized, as the patients are lost to medical follow-up. The Crash Injury Research Engineering Network (CIREN) project affords us the opportunity to examine the crash circumstances, injury sources and outcomes of mild TBI cases in greater detail.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)577-589
Number of pages13
JournalAnnual proceedings / Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
Volume47
StatePublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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