TY - JOUR
T1 - Women and traumatic brain injury
AU - Bell, K. R.
AU - Pepping, M.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Women with TBI have been inadequately studied in relation to most aspects of pathophysiology, recovery, health and behavioral issues, and community integration. This is not entirely surprising in light of the preponderance of men with TBI but also reflects the traditional tendency of medical researchers to concentrate their efforts on men. Although most of the residual effects of TBI are gender-neutral, women may present some unique problems in relation to pain and endocrine issues, reproduction, and sexual functioning. In addition, a woman's roles as wife, mother, and daughter are likely to result in a different constellation of family dynamics when TBI is introduced. Attention to enrollment of women in research studies and the increasing number of multi-institutional studies of TBI may provide enlightenment on these issues in the future.
AB - Women with TBI have been inadequately studied in relation to most aspects of pathophysiology, recovery, health and behavioral issues, and community integration. This is not entirely surprising in light of the preponderance of men with TBI but also reflects the traditional tendency of medical researchers to concentrate their efforts on men. Although most of the residual effects of TBI are gender-neutral, women may present some unique problems in relation to pain and endocrine issues, reproduction, and sexual functioning. In addition, a woman's roles as wife, mother, and daughter are likely to result in a different constellation of family dynamics when TBI is introduced. Attention to enrollment of women in research studies and the increasing number of multi-institutional studies of TBI may provide enlightenment on these issues in the future.
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U2 - 10.1016/s1047-9651(18)30089-5
DO - 10.1016/s1047-9651(18)30089-5
M3 - Review article
C2 - 11853035
AN - SCOPUS:0035186604
SN - 1047-9651
VL - 12
SP - 169
EP - 182
JO - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America
JF - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America
IS - 1
ER -