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SUBMITTER: Vaagenes IC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4359156 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vaagenes Ian C IC Tsai Shih-Yen SY Ton Son T ST Husak Vicki A VA McGuire Susan O SO O'Brien Timothy E TE Kartje Gwendolyn L GL
PloS one 20150313 3
A significant number of patients suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI) have a high blood alcohol level at the time of injury. Furthermore, drinking alcohol in a binge-like pattern is now recognized as a national problem, leading to a greater likelihood of being injured. Our objective was to determine the consequences of a binge paradigm of alcohol intoxication at the time of TBI on long-term functional outcome using a sensitive test of sensorimotor function. We trained adult, male, Sprague ...[more]