Alcohol Consumption and Helmet Use in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury due to Motorcycle Accident

Alcohol Consumption and Helmet Use in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury due to Motorcycle Accident

Alcohol consumption is an important risk factor for traumatic brain injury (TBI), and it has a great impact on its incidence and severity. However, studies suggest potential beneficial effects of alcohol during hospitalization and in the prognosis of moderate or severe TBI, with conflicting results....

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Main Authors: Vitor de Deus da Rocha Ribeiro Gonçalves, Carlos Eduardo Cordeiro Cavalcante, Ana Luiza Ribeiro Barroso Maia, Raimundo Nonato Campos Sousa, Arquimedes Cavalcante Cardoso, Kelson James Silva de Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
Series:Brazilian Neurosurgery
Subjects:
traumatic brain injury
helmet
alcohol
motorcyclist
prognosis
traumatismo cranioencefálico
capacete
álcool
motociclista
prognóstico
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1776274

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