title: Recurrent severe traumatic brain injury. Series of six cases.
abstract: Six of 141 persons treated for severe traumatic brain injury at the Medical College of Virginia were found to have a history of similar previous injury. These cases are presented in the context of the phenomenon of recurrent severe traumatic brain injury, which has received no systematic attention in epidemiologic studies of trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Salcido
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Costich
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Conder
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: O'Shanick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors