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Don’t Overlook Traumatic Brain Injury in Intimate Partner Violence

By Heather V. Rozzi, MD, FACEP; and Ralph Riviello, MD, MS, FACEP | on March 17, 2020 | 0 Comment
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Dr. Riviello is chair and professor of emergency medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

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ACEP Now: Vol 39 – No 03 – March 2020

Key Points

  • Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is common in victims of intimate partner violence (IPV).
  • Strangulation often accompanies TBI in IPV.
  • Patients may suffer repeated TBI over short periods of time, similar to athletes.
  • Patients may experience chronic, long-term sequelae of their TBI.
  • Emergency medicine clinicians should have a high index of suspicion for TBI in IPV victims and refer them to specialized clinics.

References

  1. Devries KM, Mak JY, García-Moreno C, et al. Global health. The global prevalence of intimate partner violence against women. Science. 2013;340(6140):1527-1528.
  2. Kwako LE, Glass N, Campbell J, et al. Traumatic brain injury in intimate partner violence: a critical review of outcomes and mechanisms. Trauma Violence Abuse. 2011;12(3):115-126.
  3. Valera EM, Berenbaum H. Brain injury in battered women. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2003;71(4):797-804.
  4. Smirl JD, Jones KE, Copeland P, et al. Characterizing symptoms of traumatic brain injury in survivors of intimate partner violence. Brain Inj. 2019;33(12):1529-1538.
  5. Wilbur L, Higley M, Hatfield J, et al. Survey results of women who have been strangled while in an abusive relationship. J Emerg Med. 2001;21(3):297-302.
  6. McKinlay A, van Viet-Ruissen C, Taylor A. Traumatic brain injury among mothers identified as having a high risk of child maltreatment: a pilot study. J Fam Viol. 2014;29(4):391-395.

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Topics: Domestic Violenceintimate partner violenceTraumatic Brain Injury

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