A silent epidemic: Minor traumatic brain injury
Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 13:30
in Health & Medicine
In the United States, approximately 1.4 million people suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year. Of those injuries, three out of four are minor TBI (mTBI) -- a head injury that causes a temporary change in mental status including confusion, an altered level of consciousness, or perceptual or behavioral impairments.