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OVERLOOKED BUT CRITICAL: Traumatic Brain Injury as a Consequence of Interpersonal Violence
Despite evidence that more than 80% of female victims of intimate partner violence, seen for medical treatment of violence-related injuries, have sustained facial injuries, traumatic brain injury is often overlooked as a consequence of those injuries. This article reviews the scant literature availa...
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Published in: | Trauma, violence & abuse violence & abuse, 2007-07, Vol.8 (3), p.290-298 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | Despite evidence that more than 80% of female victims of intimate partner violence, seen for medical treatment of violence-related injuries, have sustained facial injuries, traumatic brain injury is often overlooked as a consequence of those injuries. This article reviews the scant literature available and examines research on equivalent injuries sustained by athletes. Practical domains of symptoms are described, as is a review of literature pertinent to culturally relevant rehabilitation for victims sustaining traumatic brain injuries. |
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ISSN: | 1524-8380 1552-8324 |
DOI: | 10.1177/1524838007303503 |