@article{ref1,
title="Frequency of factors that complicate the identification of mild traumatic brain injury in level I trauma center patients",
journal="Concussion",
year="2016",
author="Furger, Robyn E. and Nelson, Lindsay D. and Lerner, E. Brooke and McCrea, Michael A.",
volume="1",
number="2",
pages="e11-e11",
abstract="AIM: Determine the frequency of factors that complicate identification of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in emergency department patients. Setting: Chart review. Materials & methods: Records of 3042 patients (age 18-45 years) exposed to a potential mechanism of mTBI were reviewed for five common complicating factors and signs of mTBI. <br><br>RESULTS: Most patients (65.1%) had at least one complicating factor: given narcotics in the emergency department (43.7%), on psychotropic medication (18.4%), psychiatric diagnosis (15.3%), alcohol consumption near time of admission (14.2%) and preadmission narcotic prescription (8.9%). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Our findings highlight the frequency of these confounding factors in this population. Future research should identify how these factors interact with performance on assessment measures to improve evidence-based mTBI assessment in this population.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2056-3299",
doi="10.2217/cnc.15.11",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/cnc.15.11"
}