Disability in young people and adults one year after head injury: prospective cohort study

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Abstract

The incidence of disability in young people and adults admitted with a head injury is higher than expected. This reflects the high rate of sequelae previously unrecognised in the large number of patients admitted to hospital with an apparently mild head injury.

Topics & Keywords

Traumatic Brain Injury Research Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ

Volume 320, Issue 7250, pp. 1631-1635

DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7250.1631

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