Spinal cord injury and its association with blunt head trauma
Author(s) -
Arthur C. Oliveira,
Wellingson Silva Paiva,
Augusto Faria Andrade,
Robson Luís Oliveira de Amorim,
Leonardo Lourenço,
Teixeira
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s15811
Subject(s) - medicine , glasgow coma scale , spinal cord , spinal cord injury , head injury , incidence (geometry) , head trauma , surgery , blunt trauma , injury severity score , anesthesia , poison control , injury prevention , emergency medicine , physics , optics , psychiatry
Severe and moderate head injury can cause misdiagnosis of a spinal cord injury, leading to devastating long-term consequences. The objective of this study is to identify risk factors involving spine trauma and moderate-to-severe brain injury.
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