Clinical neuropathology.
Publisher:
Dustri-Verlag,. Munich : Dustri-Verlag
Frequency: Bimonthly
Country: Germany
Language: English
Start Year:1982 -
Identifiers
| ISSN: | 0722-5091 (Print) 0722-5091 (Linking) |
| NLM ID: | 8214420 |
| (DNLM): | C26075000(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 08528798 |
| Coden: | CLNPDA |
| Classification: | W1 CL731S |
Clinical and pathological studies of brain injuries in horse-riding accidents: a description of cases and review with a warning to the unhelmeted. We present a clinical and pathological study of brain injuries in horse-riding accidents. Among six fatal cases, all experienced riders varying in age and sex, two were not wearing helmets and four had inadequate protective headgear. Among five non-fatal cases, four wore adequate helmets and only one of these suffered permanent neurological damage. The fifth was not wearing a helmet and although he eventually returned to work, a CT scan following the fall showed a deep-seated perithalamic hematoma. These findings are consistent with those of virtually all other studies in that they suggest tha...