Comparison of Neurologic Trauma and Motorcycle Helmet Use in Drivers vs Passengers

Comparison of Neurologic Trauma and Motorcycle Helmet Use in Drivers vs Passengers Tyler A. Evans, MD, Sarah Sasor, MD, Stephen Duquette, MD, Michael W. Chu, MD, Imtiaz Munshi, MD, MBA, Tahereh Soleimani, MD, MPH, and Sunil S. Tholpady, MD, PhD Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana Department of Surgery, R. L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana R. L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana Corresponding author. Article Information Corresponding Author: Sunil S. Tholpady, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, R. L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, 705 Riley Hospital Dr, RI 2513, Indianapolis, IN 46202 (stholpad@iupui.edu). Published Online: November 15, 2017. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2017.3163 Author Contributions: Drs Tholpady and Evans had full access to all the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Concept and design: Evans, Duquette, Chu, Soleimani, Tholpady. Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: Evans, Sasor, Munshi, Soleimani, Tholpady. Drafting of the manuscript: Evans, Tholpady. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: All authors. Statistical analysis: Soleimani, Tholpady. Obtained funding: Tholpady. Administrative, technical, or material support: Evans, Tholpady. Supervision: Chu, Munshi, Tholpady. Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported. Meeting Presentation: This study was presented at the 2017 Association of VA Surgeons Annual Meeting, May 7, 2017, Houston, Texas. Received 2017 May 17; Accepted 2017 Jun 25. Copyright 2017 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.