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Predicting Concussion Recovery with PHQ-9 and GAD-7

Objective: To determine whether scores obtained from Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) or the General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) instruments administered following a concussion can be used to predict recovery time. Method: Retrospective cohort study in a university-based specialty concussion center of 502 concussed participants. Participants completed a PHQ-9 and GAD-7 during…

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Helmets Matter: Kentucky Motorcycle Crash Victims Seen at a Tennessee Trauma Center

Objectives: Motorcycle helmet laws vary by state, with Kentucky requiring helmets only for younger riders. We hypothesized that motorcyclists injured in Kentucky and seen at a Tennessee trauma center would be more likely to be unhelmeted, have more severe head injuries, and sustain more fatal injuries than those injured in…

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Impact of Preinjury Anticoagulation in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury

Introduction:This study was undertaken to examine the impact of various anticoagulation agents in head injury patients.Methods:The medical records and trauma registry were used to analyze the data. All adult trauma patients using aspirin, clopidogrel bisulfate (Plavix®), warfarin (Coumadin®), or heparin and admitted to the hospital with computed tomography (CT) scan…

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Injury Risk in Professional Boxing

Objective: Although a popular endeavor, boxing has fallen under increased scrutiny because of its association with traumatic brain injury. However, few studies have investigated the overall epidemiology of boxing injuries from representative samples, and no study has ever documented the incidence of injuries in female boxers. This study is a…

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