RT Book, Section
A1 Reddy, Cara Camiolo
A2 Mitra, Raj
SR Print(0)
ID 1159828880
T1 Epidemiology of Traumatic Brain Injury
T2 Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071793339
LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159828880
RD 2024/04/24
AB Traumatic  brain  injury  (tbi)  is  a  leading  cause  of  death  and  disability  in  the  United  States.  It  is  estimated  that  2.5  million  cases  of  TBI  occur  annually,  leading  to  over  2.2  million  emergency  department  (ED)  visits,  280,000  hospitalizations,  and  52,000  deaths.1,2  Per  the  Centers  for  Disease  Control  and  Prevention  (CDC),  the  total  annual  rate  of  TBI  has  increased  from  521.0  per  100,000  persons  in  2001  to  823.7  per  100,000  persons  in  2010.  At  the  same  time,  the  mortality  from  TBI  has  decreased  slightly  from  18.5  per  100,000  persons  in  2001  to  17.1  per  100,000  persons  in  20103  (Fig.  19–1).  Currently,  it  is  estimated  that  an  overall  12.1%  to  41%  of  adults  have  a  history  of  TBI.4–7