title: Overlooked but critical: traumatic brain injury as a consequence of interpersonal violence.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: ABackans DCP, Akron, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Martha E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Banks
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000145:classification* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D003288:Contusions / Q000145:classification* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000145:classification; D005260:Female; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000145:classification* / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health