Acute alcohol intoxication as a confounding factor for mild traumatic brain injury.

Laura UccellaDaniele BongettaLuca FumagalliGiovanni RaffaCesare Zoia

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2020)

We can affirm that GCS score is underestimated in acutely intoxicated head trauma patients. In this kind of patient, alcohol is a confounding factor and mild TBI could be safely managed by watchful waiting.

Keyphrases

mild traumatic brain injury
trauma patients
liver failure
alcohol consumption
traumatic brain injury
case report
respiratory failure