Comparative Outcomes of Traumatic Brain Injury from Biking Accidents with or Without Helmet Use

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 56-64

  Dagher, Jehane H ^a,b   Costa, Camille ^b   Lamoureux, Julie ^c   De Guise, Elaine ^a   Feyz, Mitra ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute Care; Bicycle; Helmets; Outcome; Traumatic Brain Injury

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYCLING; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HELMET; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UNEMPLOYMENT; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN INJURIES; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEBEC; REGISTER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BICYCLING; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUEBEC; REGISTRIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84955058102     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2015.281     Document Type: Article

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