Pre-injury stimulant use in isolated severe traumatic brain injury: effect on outcomes.

Dominik Andreas JakobMeghan LewisElizabeth Robinson BenjaminTobias HaltmeierBeat SchnürigerAristomenis Konstantinos ExadaktylosDemetrios Demetriades

Published in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2022)

Pre-injury stimulant use is common in patients admitted for severe TBI, but was not independently associated with mortality when compared to patients with negative toxicology. However, stimulant use was associated with a significant longer HLOS.

Keyphrases

severe traumatic brain injury
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
traumatic brain injury
autism spectrum disorder
cardiovascular events
early onset
working memory
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome