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SUBMITTER: Turner NE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7531994 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Turner Nigel E NE Cook Steven S Shi Jing J Elton-Marshall Tara T Hamilton Hayley H Ilie Gabriela G Wickens Christine M CM McDonald André J AJ Trajtenberg Nico N Cusimano Michael D MD Mann Robert E RE
PloS one 20201002 10
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is characterized by a change in brain function after an external force or sudden movement to the head. TBI is associated with risk-taking, impulsivity, psychological distress, substance abuse, and violent crime. Previous studies have also linked problem gambling to TBI, but these studies have not controlled for possible confounding variables such as mental health problems and hazardous drinking which are also linked to TBI. This study examines the relationship betwee ...[more]