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Traumatic Brain Injury
Yearly Statistics in the U.S. • 1.5 million Americans suffer a traumatic brain injury • 230,000 are hospitalized • 50,000 die • 90,000 suffer long-term or life-long disabilities • TBI is the leading cause of death and disability in children and young adults
Economic Costs of TBI
• lifetime 325,000 to 4 million dollars for the individual • annual total economic cost of 37 to 159 billion dollars
Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury Depending on the area of the brain that is damaged, there will be alterations in mood, emotional reactions, memory, sensation and perception, or motor coordination.