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SynthesisActa neurochirurgica2015

Epidemiology of traumatic brain injury in Europe.

Wouter Peeters, Ruben van den Brande, Suzanne Polinder, Alexandra Brazinova, Ewout W Steyerberg, Hester F Lingsma, Andrew I R Maas

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Synthesis in Acta neurochirurgica, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06171568 (Study of the One-year Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized in the Lariboisière Neurosurgery Department), which is not on this map. Cited by 305 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06171568 unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Study of the One-year Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized in the Lariboisière Neurosurgery Department

TypeobservationalSponsorAssistance Publique - Hôpitaux de ParisRan2024 to 2025Enrolled400ConditionsBrain InjuriesArmsTests and questionnaires
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

305 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Severe traumatic brain injury and long-term survival: a meta-analysis on life expectancy and mortality trends.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Wouter PeetersUniversity of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Ruben van den BrandeUniversity of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Suzanne PolinderDepartment of Public Health, Centre for Medical Decision Making, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Alexandra BrazinovaFaculty of Health Sciences and Social Work, Trnava University, Trnava, Slovak Republic.
Ewout W SteyerbergDepartment of Public Health, Centre for Medical Decision Making, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Hester F LingsmaDepartment of Public Health, Centre for Medical Decision Making, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Andrew I R MaasUniversity of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. andrew.maas@uza.be.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTraumatic brain injury (TBI) is a critical public health and socio-economic problem throughout the world, making epidemiological monitoring of incidence, prevalence and outcome of TBI necessary. We aimed to describe the epidemiology of traumatic brain injury in Europe and to evaluate the methodology of incidence studies.

methodWe performed a systematic review and meta-analyses of articles describing the epidemiology of TBI in European countries. A search was conducted in the PubMed electronic database using the terms: epidemiology, incidence, brain injur*, head injur* and Europe. Only articles published in English and reporting on data collected in Europe between 1990 and 2014 were included.

resultsIn total, 28 epidemiological studies on TBI from 16 European countries were identified in the literature. A great variation was found in case definitions and case ascertainment between studies. Falls and road traffic accidents (RTA) were the two most frequent causes of TBI, with falls being reported more frequently than RTA. In most of the studies a peak TBI incidence was seen in the oldest age groups. In the meta-analysis, an overall incidence rate of 262 per 100,000 for admitted TBI was derived.

conclusionsInterpretation of published epidemiologic studies is confounded by differences in inclusion criteria and case ascertainment. Nevertheless, changes in epidemiological patterns are found: falls are now the most common cause of TBI, most notably in elderly patients. Improvement of the quality of standardised data collection for TBI is mandatory for reliable monitoring of epidemiological trends and to inform appropriate targeting of prevention campaigns.

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Accidental FallsAccidents, TrafficAdultAgedBrain InjuriesEuropeFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedEpidemiologyExternal causeIncidenceMortalitySystematic reviewTraumatic brain injury

Identifiers

PMID26269030
PMCPMC4569652

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