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Background An acquired brain injury (ABI) is a complex injury often followed by a broad range of cognitive, physical, emotional, and behavioral disabilities. Because of these disabilities, vocational rehabilitation (VR) is a challenging task, however, of
Louise K. Hoeffding +8 more
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Forensic and clinical diagnosis in shaken baby syndrome , between child abuse and iatrogenic abuse [PDF]
“Shaken baby syndrome” in child abuse cases is a challenge for pediatrician and forensic experts, often a diagnosis of exclusion, with overwhelming moral and legal implications.
Apostol, Irina +3 more
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Background. Traffic accidents are a public health problem in the world, and the main cause of head injury cases with the main contributor is motorcycle riders.
Sharon Serafim Bosawer +2 more
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Sled acceleration control for low speed impact testing and transient response studies [PDF]
Whiplash Associated Disorder is the most common soft-tissue injury arising from low-speed car crashes (Siskind et al. 2013). To better understand whiplash injury mechanisms in the head-neck system, a sled was acquired.
LAPORTE, Sébastien +3 more
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Return to driving after head injury [PDF]
Objectives: To determine whether patients who return to driving after head injury can be considered safe to do so and to compare the patient characteristics of those who return to driving with those who do not.
Hawley, Carol
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Horse-related incidents and factors for predicting injuries to the head
Objectives Head injuries are the leading cause of death in horse-related injury events and, even since the introduction of helmets, represent a sizeable proportion of all horse-related injuries.
Lauren Meredith +2 more
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Outcomes following childhood head injury : a population study [PDF]
Objectives: To identify outcomes following head injury (HI) amongst a population of children admitted to one hospital centre and compare outcomes between different severity groups. Methods:A postal follow-up of children admitted with HI to one NHS Trust,
Hawley, Carol +3 more
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Selecting children for head CT following head injury [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: Indicators for head CT scan defined by the 2007 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines were analysed to identify CT uptake, influential variables and yield. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study.
Edwards, R +8 more
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Limiting Performance of Helmets for the Prevention of Head Injury
This is a study of the theoretical optimal (limiting) performance of helmets for the prevention of head injury. A rigid head injury model and a two-mass translational head injury model are employed.
Z.Q. Cheng +4 more
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Contrecoup injuries comprise a group of focal brain injuries that occur at areas distant from the point of impact. It has been hypothesized that patients with contrecoup injuries would have a worse outcome because of the diffuse nature of injury.
Manpreet Singh Banga +5 more
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