The impact of traumatic brain injuries: A global perspective
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to the World Health Organization, will surpass many diseases as the major cause of death and disability by the year 2020. With an estimated 10 million people affected annually by TBI, the burden of mortality and morbidity that this condition imposes on society, makes TBI a pressing public health and medical problem. The burden of TBI is manifest throughout the world, and is especially prominent in Low and Middle Income Countries which face a higher preponderance of risk factors for causes of TBI and have inadequately prepared health systems to address the associated health outcomes. Latin America and Sub Saharan Africa demonstrate a higher TBI-related incidence rate varying from 150-170 per 100,000 respectively due to RTIs compared to a global rate of 106 per 100,000. As highlighted in this global review of TBI, there is a large gap in data on incidence, risk factors, sequelae, financial costs, and social impact of TBI. This should be addressed through planning of comprehensive TBI prevention programs in LMICs through well-established surveillance systems. Greater resources for research and prioritized interventions are critical to promote evidence-based policy for TBI.
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Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the most common cause of brain injury in the Western world.
“Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) from motor vehicle crashes, assaults and falls, is the most common cause of brain injury in the Western world”
From Moving ahead: A new centre of research excellence in brain recovery, focusing on psychosocial reintegration following traumatic brain injury (2012) · cites this paper as Hyder, 2007
The Introduction says minor TBI constitutes the majority of all brain injuries. The high-income-countries section reports far more mild than severe TBI among hospitalized patients (a 22:1 mild-to-severe ratio), contrary to the claim that severe TBI is the most common form in the Western world. The paper does identify road traffic injuries, falls and violence as causes of TBI. (LLM, conf=0.90)
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“will surpass many diseases as the major cause of death and disability by the year 2020 (Hyder, 2007)”
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The Introduction states that TBI will surpass many diseases as a major cause of death and disability by 2020, attributing the projection to WHO. It does not limit that projection to severe TBI; the claim adds a severity qualifier the passage does not support. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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- Authors
- Hyder, A. A., Wunderlich, C. A., Puvanachandra, P., Gururaj, G., & Kobusingye, O. C.
- Affiliations
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IN)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (CG)
- Corresponding author
- Hyder, Adnan A.
- Venue
- Neurorehabilitation
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2007-12-07
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 341-353
- ISSN
- 1053-8135 (ISSN-L)
- 1878-6448
- OpenAlex
- W2162660365
- Cited by
- 1,816
- References
- 67
- Citations by year
- 2026: 47 · 2025: 90 · 2024: 95 · 2023: 106 · 2022: 125 · 2021: 161 · 2020: 186 · 2019: 143 · 2018: 156 · 2017: 159 · 2016: 111 · 2015: 133 · 2014: 98 · 2013: 69 · 2012: 58
- FWCI
- 12.96
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Neurorehabilitation (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Emergency Medicine › Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Keywords
- traumatic brain injury, global burden of disease, morbidity and mortality, low- and middle-income countries, road traffic injuries, incidence, risk factors, economic costs, social impact, TBI prevention, surveillance systems, health policy
- MeSH terms
- Brain Injuries, Developing Countries, Humans, Risk Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, Cost of Illness
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