Traumatic Brain Injury

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Risk Factors



TBI occurs twice as often in men as in women. Populations at a higher risk include:

Individuals between the ages of 15 and 24 years
Individuals age 75 and older



Half of all traumatic brain injuries involve alcohol use, either by the victim or the person causing the injury.



Children age five and younger are also at a higher-than-average risk. According to the National Pediatric Trauma Registry, more than 30,000 children are permanently disabled each year as ...Read the full article