Repeated traumatic brain injury (rTBI) is recognised as a contributor to long-term impairments in cognition, mental health and quality of life. Whilst most rTBI research has focused on sporting and military populations, rTBI presentations to civilian emergency departments (EDs) remain poorly characterised....
No actionable change for audiologists; this study addresses TBI risk factors in emergency medicine and has no direct implication for audiologic practice, though it provides context for managing patients with TBI-related auditory complaints.
Repeated TBI is a known contributor to auditory and vestibular dysfunction; understanding its civilian risk factors could inform interdisciplinary care pathways that include audiology.
- 01Study examined risk factors for repeat TBI (rTBI) in civilian emergency care settings.
- 02rTBI is associated with cumulative cognitive, mental health, and quality-of-life impairments.
- 03Findings are exploratory and hypothesis-generating rather than confirmatory.
- 04Auditory and vestibular sequelae of rTBI are a known concern for audiologists.
- 05Published in Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery (2026).
Repeated traumatic brain injury in civilian settings contributes to long-term cognitive, mental health, and quality-of-life impairments.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42296823
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.clineuro.2026.109540.
- Journal
- Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Civilian patients presenting to emergency care with repeated traumatic brain injury
- Intervention
- Exploration of risk factors for repeated traumatic brain injury
Primary outcomes
Identification of risk factors associated with repeated TBI; Association with cognitive, mental health, and quality-of-life outcomes