“Talk and die” syndrome, a tragedy in traumatic brain injury: a cohort study

The "talk and die" phenomenon can possibly be prevented. Although its prevalence is quite low, it is more likely to occur in older male patients with mild to moderate head injury. All patients with head injury should be well observed for not less than 30 hours; those with risk factors should be observed longer. Trial registration Retrospective study protocol was approved by the institutional review board committee of Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt (#IRB10232).