Study Identifies Risk Factors for TBI in Elderly

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TOPLINE: In older patients with minor head injury, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS ≤14), high-risk injury, vomiting, and retrograde amnesia are recognized as risk factors for clinically important traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODOLOGY: In this retrospective study, researchers evaluated 290 patients (≥65 years) with a head injury and GCS score ≥13 presenting to the ED at […]

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Publish date : 2024-05-06 14:13:48

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