Protection From Traumatic Brain Injury in Hormonally Active Women vs Men of a Similar Age | Zendy

Janice H.H. Yeung | Zendy; Antonina MikockaWalus | Zendy; Peter Cameron | Zendy; Wai Sang Poon | Zendy; Hiu Fai Ho | Zendy; Annice Chang | Zendy; Colin A. Graham | Zendy; Timothy H. Rainer | Zendy

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Protection From Traumatic Brain Injury in Hormonally Active Women vs Men of a Similar Age

Author(s) -

Janice H.H. Yeung,

Antonina MikockaWalus,

Peter Cameron,

Wai Sang Poon,

Hiu Fai Ho,

Annice Chang,

Colin A. Graham,

Timothy H. Rainer

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

archives of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1538-3644

pISSN - 0004-0010

DOI - 10.1001/archsurg.2011.46

Subject(s) - medicine , glasgow coma scale , traumatic brain injury , injury severity score , head injury , abbreviated injury scale , head trauma , odds ratio , glasgow outcome scale , trauma center , cohort , retrospective cohort study , poison control , injury prevention , anesthesia , surgery , emergency medicine , psychiatry

It has been suggested that women with traumatic brain injury have more favorable outcomes than do men because of higher levels of circulating estrogen and progesterone that may reduce brain edema.

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