COMMENTARYViolence against women, which often results in traumatic brain injury (TBI) and other acquired brain injuries (ABIs), has intensified during the COVID pandemic. It likewise contributes to the brain health gap as well as presents as a major economic problem. As Gabby’s case emphasized, strangulation can result not just in hypoxic-anoxic brain injury but also in death. Taking sex and gender into account—including structural and social determinants—is critical for equality in brain health and precision medicine. Mr Rushworth is the CEO of Brain Injury Australia.

Source: New York Times November 23, 2021 15:43 UTC