Alcohol Consumption and Helmet Use in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury due to Motorcycle Accident

Alcohol consumption is an important risk factor for traumatic brain injury (TBI), and it has a great impact on its incidence and severity. However, studies suggest potential beneficial effects of alcohol during hospitalization and in the prognosis of moderate or severe TBI, with conflicting results....

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Published in:	Brazilian Neurosurgery
Main Authors:	Vitor de Deus da Rocha Ribeiro Gonçalves, Carlos Eduardo Cordeiro Cavalcante, Ana Luiza Ribeiro Barroso Maia, Raimundo Nonato Campos Sousa, Arquimedes Cavalcante Cardoso, Kelson James Silva de Almeida
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2024-09-01
Subjects:	traumatic brain injury helmet alcohol motorcyclist prognosis traumatismo cranioencefálico capacete álcool motociclista prognóstico
Online Access:	http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1776274