TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1978//
TI  - Fatal cerebral injury in the elderly
JO  - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
A1  - Kirkpatrick, J. B.
A1  - Pearson, James
SP  - 489
EP  - 497
VL  - 26
IS  - 11
N2  - A medical examiner's series of 71 elderly patients with fatal internal cerebral injuries demonstrated age differences with respect to the type of cerebral lesion and the causal incident. The elderly showed relatively fewer severe cerebral contusions than did a young group, but a higher incidence of subdural and intraparenchymal hematomas. Falls, the most common cause of injury in the elderly, were often precipitated by physical illness or ingestion of alcohol. Consumption of alcohol was also a prominent factor in the fatal assault cases.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-8614
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -