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Transportation accidents involving automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, and pedestrians cause half of all TBIs and the largest portion of TBI in people under age 75.<ref name="TBI:HTR">[http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tbi/detail_tbi.htm Traumatic Brain Injury: Hope Through Research.] NINDS. Publication date February 2002. NIH Publication No. 02-2478. Prepared by: Office of Communications and Public Liaison, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health</ref> For those aged 75 and older, falls cause the majority of TBIs.<ref name="TBI:HTR"/> Approximately 20% of TBIs are due to violence, such as firearm assaults and child abuse, and about 3% are due to sports injuries.<ref name="TBI:HTR"/> Half of TBI incidents involve [[alcohol]] use.<ref name="TBI:HTR"/> | *Common causes of traumatic brain injury include [[falling|falls]] and [[Motor vehicle accident]] | ||
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Transportation accidents involving [[Motor vehicle accident|automobiles]], motorcycles, bicycles, and pedestrians cause half of all TBIs and the largest portion of TBI in people under age 75.<ref name="TBI:HTR">[http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tbi/detail_tbi.htm Traumatic Brain Injury: Hope Through Research.] NINDS. Publication date February 2002. NIH Publication No. 02-2478. Prepared by: Office of Communications and Public Liaison, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health</ref> For those aged 75 and older, falls cause the majority of TBIs.<ref name="TBI:HTR"/> Approximately 20% of TBIs are due to violence, such as firearm assaults and child abuse, and about 3% are due to sports injuries.<ref name="TBI:HTR"/> Half of TBI incidents involve [[alcohol]] use.<ref name="TBI:HTR"/> [[Falling|Falls]]<ref name="pmid28933211">{{cite journal| author=Galgano M, Toshkezi G, Qiu X, Russell T, Chin L, Zhao LR| title=Traumatic Brain Injury: Current Treatment Strategies and Future Endeavors. | journal=Cell Transplant | year= 2017 | volume= 26 | issue= 7 | pages= 1118-1130 | pmid=28933211 | doi=10.1177/0963689717714102 | pmc=5657730 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28933211 }} </ref> are also a leading cause of traumatic brain injury | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Joanna Ekabua, M.D. [2]
Overview
- Common causes of traumatic brain injury include falls and Motor vehicle accident
Causes
Transportation accidents involving automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, and pedestrians cause half of all TBIs and the largest portion of TBI in people under age 75.[1] For those aged 75 and older, falls cause the majority of TBIs.[1] Approximately 20% of TBIs are due to violence, such as firearm assaults and child abuse, and about 3% are due to sports injuries.[1] Half of TBI incidents involve alcohol use.[1] Falls[2] are also a leading cause of traumatic brain injury
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Traumatic Brain Injury: Hope Through Research. NINDS. Publication date February 2002. NIH Publication No. 02-2478. Prepared by: Office of Communications and Public Liaison, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health
- ↑ Galgano M, Toshkezi G, Qiu X, Russell T, Chin L, Zhao LR (2017). "Traumatic Brain Injury: Current Treatment Strategies and Future Endeavors". Cell Transplant. 26 (7): 1118–1130. doi:10.1177/0963689717714102. PMC 5657730. PMID 28933211.