Brain injury : [BI]
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Brain injury : [BI] · Oct 2009
ReviewEarly outcome in patients with traumatic brain injury, pre-injury alcohol abuse and intoxication at time of injury.
To investigate the relationship between pre-injury alcohol abuse and intoxication at time of injury on duration of post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) as well as on early functional and neurobehavioural outcomes in persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI) hospitalized in an acute care setting. ⋯ Despite a longer PTA and LOS, global and neurobehavioural outcomes at discharge from acute care were not different for those with pre-injury alcohol abuse.