The epidemiology of mild traumatic brain injury: the Trondheim MTBI follow-up study.
Toril SkandsenCathrine Elisabeth EinarsenIngunn NormannStine BjøraltRune Hatlestad KarlsenDavid McDonaghTom Lund NilsenAndreas Nylenna AkslenAsta Kristine HåbergAnne VikPublished in: Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine (2018)
Two thirds of all patients with MTBI in the 16-60 age group were treated without hospital admission, patients were often young, and half of the patients presented during the weekend. Fall was the most common cause of injury, and patients were commonly injured under the influence of alcohol, which needs to be addressed when considering strategies for prevention. The Trondheim MTBI follow-up study comprised patients who were highly representative for the underlying epidemiology of MTBI.