Traumatic brain injury: Does gender influence outcomes?
Author(s) -
Ashok Munivenkatappa,
Amit Agrawal,
DhavalP Shukla,
Deepika Kumaraswamy,
Bhagavatula Indira Devi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of critical illness and injury science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.274
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2231-5004
pISSN - 2229-5151
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5151.183024
Subject(s) - medicine , traumatic brain injury , injury prevention , epidemiology , statistical significance , head injury , poison control , clinical significance , pediatrics , retrospective cohort study , occupational safety and health , psychological intervention , surgery , emergency medicine , psychiatry , pathology
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health problem. Both genders are affected, but little is known about female TBI. The present study exclusively explores epidemiological, clinical, imaging, and death aspects of female TBI, and how it differs from males.
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