Traumatic brain injuries pose so many difficulties in North Carolina that the state has established a special Brain Injury Advisory Council to study the effects and causes of these injuries and to develop services for those who suffer the effects. Many times, traumatic brain injuries show few if any external […]
Category: Brain Damage
Traumatic Brain Injury – The Frequent and Sometimes “Invisible Injury”
Traumatic Brain Injuries Are Costly According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), every year traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are responsible for tens of thousands of deaths, hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations, and millions of emergency room visits. The CDC estimates that in the United States 1.7 million […]