Carrie Esopenko, Divya Jain, Shambhu Prasad Adhikari, Kristen Dams-O'Connor, Michael Ellis, Halina Lin Haag, Elizabeth Hovenden, Finian Keleher, Inga Katharina Koerte, Hannah M Lindsey, Amy Marshall, Karen Mason, J Scott McNally, Deleene S Menefee, Tricia L Merkley, Emma N Read, Philine Rojczyk, Sandy Shultz, Mujun Sun, Danielle Toccalino, Eve Valera, Paul van Donkelaar, Cheryl L Wellington, Elisabeth A Wilde
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant, global public health concern. Women, individuals with historically underrepresented identities, and disabilities are at high risk for IPV and tend to experience severe injuries. There has been growing concern about the risk of exposure to IPV-related head trauma, resulting in IPV-related brain injury (IPV-BI), and its health consequences. Past work suggests that a significant proportion of women exposed to IPV experience IPV-BI, likely representing a distinct phenotype compared to BI of other etiologies...
February 7, 2024: Journal of Neurotrauma