10 Million People Each Year. Yes We Need to Care about Brain Injury Incidence!

This week I was reading reports about brain injury (often undiagnosed) in young people, particularly young men and felt I just had to share some thoughts. Yes, I know I promised not to shower you with too many statistics about brain injury. Yes, I did say that we would talk about all types of brain injury not just Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). We will. Really, we will. But first: Why keep on about the incidence of brain injury? It seems we are still not as aware as we should be of the risks inherent in many activities. ThisĀ  includes sports such as cycling, football, skiing, boxing, vehicles both on and off road, and war related injuries whether direct or indirect. We are also still learning about responsibilities for prevention and ongoing support. As the numbers increase, (as they continue to do), we are all very likely to meet people in all kinds of situations who have a brain injury and this should…

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