TBI-Infographic.jpg Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious public health problem in the United States. Each year, TBI’s contribute to a large number of deaths and permanent disability. At least 1.7 million cases of TBI occur each year. There are two types of severe TBIs: Closed & Penetrating. Closed TBI is described as an injury -->
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Below is an article about how Gabrielle Giffords survived her gunshot wound, by Scientific America. Our prayers are with everyone affected by the Tucson shooting. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=gabrielle-giffords-gunshot-survival
What is a traumatic brain injury? A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is defined as a blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the function of the brain. Not all blows or jolts to the head result in a TBI. The severity of such an injury may range from “mild,” i.e., a brief change in mental -->
This list is not all inclusive of all TBI symptoms. Also, a victim who suffers a TBI may have very few of these symptoms and still have a very serious and permanent TBI. Loss of simple movement of various body parts. Inability to plan a sequence of complex movements needed to complete multi-stepped tasks, such -->