Race and ethnicity considerations in traumatic brain injury research: Incidence, reporting, and outcome

EK Brenner, EC Grossner, BN Johnson, RA Bernier… - Brain injury, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Primary Objective This study has three goals: to determine whether there is a
higher rate of traumatic brain injury (TBI) for people of color (POC), whether TBI studies …

Prevalence of alcohol and other drug use in patients presenting to hospital for violence-related injuries: a systematic review

G Lau, JY Ang, N Kim, BJ Gabbe… - … Violence, & Abuse, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Substance use is a risk factor for being both a perpetrator and a victim of violence. The aim
of this systematic review was to report the prevalence of acute pre-injury substance use in …

Factors with the strongest prognostic value associated with in-hospital mortality rate among patients operated for acute subdural and epidural hematoma

B Kulesza, M Mazurek, A Nogalski, R Rola - European Journal of Trauma …, 2021 - Springer
Introduction Traumatic brain injury (TBI) still remains a serious health problem and is called
a “silent epidemic”. Each year in Europe 262 per 100,000 individuals suffer from TBI. The …

Prevalence of alcohol and other drug use in patients presenting to hospital for fall-related injuries: a systematic review

G Lau, JY Ang, N Kim, BJ Gabbe, B Mitra… - Injury …, 2022 - injuryprevention.bmj.com
Background Alcohol and other drug (AOD) use is a key preventable risk factor for serious
injuries. Prevention strategies to date have largely focused on transport injuries, despite …

Depression associated with APOE status and hippocampal volume but not cognitive decline in older adults aging with traumatic brain injury.

SM Vervoordt, P Arnett, C Engeland… - …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: To examine the relationship between depression and cognition, genetic risk, and
hippocampal differences in a sample of older adults with a history of traumatic brain injury …

Approaches and reporting of alcohol and other drug testing for injured patients in hospital‐based studies: A systematic review

G Lau, JY Ang, N Kim, BJ Gabbe, B Mitra… - Drug and alcohol …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Issue Hospital alcohol and/or other drug (AOD) testing is important for identifying AOD‐
related injuries; however, testing methods vary. This systematic review aimed to examine …

The initial factors with strong predictive value in relation to six-month outcome among patients operated due to extra-axial hematomas

B Kulesza, J Litak, C Grochowski, A Nogalski, R Rola - Diagnostics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are a real social problem, with an upward trend
worldwide. The most frequent consequence of a traumatic brain injury is extra-axial …

Risk and contextual factors associated with legal intervention injury and hospital outcomes among trauma patients in Pennsylvania

ZZ Zhang, SM Vervoordt, FG Hillary - Psychology, Crime & Law, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Police violence has been described as an ongoing public health issue with profound
impacts on individuals and communities. We leveraged a state-wide trauma registry to …

Examining the risk of substance use and lifestyle factors on cognitive decline among older people in India

S Saha, T Das, P Das, P Das, TB Roy - Journal of Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Objectives Increasing age and improper lifestyle negatively impact an individual's memory
and cognition. Simultaneous use of substances and their detrimental effects such as …

Initial factors affecting 6-month outcome of patients undergoing surgery for acute post-traumatic subdural and epidural hematoma

B Kulesza, J Litak, M Mazurek, A Nogalski - Folia Medica, 2020 - foliamedica.bg
Introduction: The most frequent consequences of a traumatic brain injury are acute subdural
(SDH) and epidural hematoma (EDH), which usually require a surgical treatment. Most of …