Background There is variability in the management of patients presenting to the emergency
department (ED) with mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) and abnormal findings on their initial …

METHODS Brief Overview of Propensity Scoring The propensity score is the probability of
treatment assignment conditional on observed baseline covariates, X. If certain assumptions …

Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has the highest incidence of all common
neurological disorders and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Management of …

Purpose To determine and compare the sensitivity, specificity, and proportion of patients
eligible for discharge by the Brain Injury Guidelines and the Mild TBI Risk Score in patients …

Abstract Changes in cognitive functioning are to be expected in severe traumatic brain injury
(TBI), especially in the domains of memory, attention, executive functioning, and processing …

Materials and Methods: This is a 4-year retrospective cohort study (2013–2017) of trauma
patients who presented to our level 1 trauma center emergency department with alcohol …

Globally, traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability. Adults aged
60 years and over are increasingly contributing to the TBI patient population, typically due to …

Introduction The management of mild traumatic brain injury has evolved through the years
with an emphasis on the safe discharge of patients given current resources. In this article …

Background Patients presenting with traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) routinely
undergo repeat head Computed Tomography (CT) scans with the goal of identifying …

Background and aim: Clinical decision rules (CDRs) have been developed to facilitate
management of patients with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and to reduce the rate of …