Traumatic brain injury causes

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Joanna Ekabua, M.D. [2] Deekshitha Manney, M.D.[[3]]

Overview

Three most common causes of traumatic brain injury include falls, motor vehicle accidents and being struck by/against. Other etiologies include sports related injuries, assault, coup/counter coup injury.

Causes

Common Causes

Common causes of traumatic brain injury may include:^[1]^[2]
- Under age 75: Transportation accidents involving automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, and pedestrians.
- Aged 75 and older: Falls.

Less Common Causes

Less common causes of traumatic brain injury include:
- Firearm assaults
- Child abuse
- Sport injury

References

↑ 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.

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[TBI:HTR-1] 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

[pmid28933211-2] 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.

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