Citation

Olasode BJ, Komolafe IE, Komolafe M, Olasode OA. Trop. Doct. 2006; 36(3): 181-182.

Affiliation

Department of Morbid Anatomy, Obafemi Awolowo University and Teaching Hopitals Complex, PMB 5538, Ile-Ife, Osun Sate, Nigeria.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1258/004947506777978136

PMID

16884634

Abstract

In Ile-Ife, Nigeria, traumatic brain injuries are largely due to traffic accidents caused mainly by the bad maintenance of the roads and unsafe driving. Young men in the productive stage of their lives are those most affected. The resultant disabilities include quadriplegia (in more than half the patients) and paraplegia. The cost of treating and providing adequate facilities for these patients imposes a heavy economic burden upon developing countries.

Language: en