Prevalence and Severity of Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage in Older Adults with Low-Energy Falls.

Alina LampartTobias KusterChristian H NickelRoland BingisserVera Pedersen

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2020)

Medication with anticoagulants or antiplatelet agents was not associated with higher prevalence and severity of tICH in older patients with low-energy falls undergoing cCT examination. In addition to cCT-detected skull fractures, visible injuries above the clavicles were the strongest clinical predictors for tICH. Our findings merit prospective validation. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:977-982, 2020.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
risk factors
physical activity
spinal cord injury
healthcare
adverse drug
optical coherence tomography