ArticleJournal of women's health (2002)2019
Neck Injury Comorbidity in Concussion-Related Emergency Department Visits: A Population-Based Study of Sex Differences Across the Life Span.
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- Nutritional interventions to support acute mTBI recovery.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- The Role of Cervical Symptoms in Post-concussion Management: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Pooled it
- Systematic Review of Sex and Gender Effects in Traumatic Brain Injury: Equity in Clinical and Functional Outcomes.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Pooled it
- Gender and race in neurotrauma: part 2-underrepresentation in clinical trial enrollment and impact on clinical outcomes.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Assault-related anoxia and neck injuries in US emergency departments.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2024Article
- Frequency and predictors of headache in the first 12 months after traumatic brain injury: results from CENTER-TBI.The journal of headache and pain · 2024Observational
- Cognition and post-concussive symptom status after pediatric mild traumatic brain injury.Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence · 2024Article
- Biomechanics of Traumatic Head and Neck Injuries on Women: A State-of-the-Art Review and Future Directions.Biology · 2023Review
- Sex Differences on the Concussion Clinical Profiles Screening in Adolescents With Sport-Related Concussion.Journal of athletic training · 2023Article
- Management of Concussion and Persistent Post-Concussive Symptoms for Neurologists.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2021Review
- Considering Biological Sex in Traumatic Brain Injury.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Review
- Changes in White Matter of the Cervical Spinal Cord after a Single Season of Collegiate Football.Neurotrauma reports · 2021Article
- A population-based sex-stratified study to understand how health status preceding traumatic brain injury affects direct medical cost.PloS one · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe cervical spine region can be especially vulnerable to concurrent injury in concussion, with research suggesting that females may be at greater risk due to their weaker and anatomically distinct necks. The main objective of our research was to study sex differences in the rate of neck injury comorbidity across the life span among patients with a concussion diagnosis in the emergency department (ED) setting, by cause of injury (motor vehicle collisions [MVC] and sports). MATERIALS AND
methodsAll patients with a first concussion-related ED visit between fiscal years 2002/2003 and 2011/2012 (inclusive) in Ontario were identified in population-based health administrative data using the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Canada (ICD-10-CA) codes. Age-dependent odds ratios of comorbid neck injury for sex were estimated using polynomial multivariable logistic regression models, adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics.
resultsFemales with a concussion had significantly higher odds of sustaining a comorbid neck injury between the ages of 5-49 years for all concussion-related ED visits, 15-49 years for MVC-related concussion ED visits, and 10-39 years for sports-related concussion ED visits, holding all other covariates in the model constant.
conclusionsThese results support the consideration of increased screening for comorbid neck injuries, particularly for females, to allow for early intervention. Furthermore, the increased risk of comorbid neck injury in females with a concussion-related ED visit was age-dependent, with the interaction between sex and age following a nonlinear trend. As such, future studies on concussions should consider linear and nonlinear sex and age interactions.
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