Traumatic brain injury and forensic evaluations: Three case studies of U.S. asylum-seekers.
Asylum medicine
Forensic evaluations
Head trauma
Human rights
Torture
Traumatic brain injury
Journal
Journal of forensic and legal medicine
ISSN: 1878-7487
Titre abrégé: J Forensic Leg Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101300022
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2021
Apr 2021
Historique:
received:
17
09
2020
revised:
05
02
2021
accepted:
15
02
2021
pubmed:
20
3
2021
medline:
23
6
2021
entrez:
19
3
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Traumatic brain injuries are common among refugees and asylum-seekers and can result from a range of etiologies, including intimate partner violence, gang violence, war-related trauma, and torture. Regardless of the cause, these injuries often result in a host of neuropsychiatric and other symptoms that may complicate individuals' subsequent health outcomes. For asylum-seekers, documenting prior head trauma is essential to the legal process, since traumatic brain injuries and their subsequent effects on memory and cognition may affect the ability to provide thorough testimony. Using three case vignettes, we explore how to approach the forensic evaluation of asylum-seekers with a history of traumatic brain injury, illustrating the range of etiologies and sequelae of traumatic brain injury in this complex population.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33740607
pii: S1752-928X(21)00024-X
doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2021.102139
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
102139Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier Ltd.