Each year, about 2.5 million Americans visit an emergency room (ER) due to a traumatic brain injury (TBI).1 Tragically, nearly 60 percent of these TBI survivors are misdiagnosed in ERs. These misdiagnoses can delay essential treatments, increasing the risks that:...
At least 360,000 members of the U.S. military are living with a traumatic brain injury (TBI).1 Many experts suspect that this is a gross underestimate due to the facts that: TBIs are notoriously challenging to diagnose – Early symptoms can...
More than 5.3 million Americans are currently living with disabilities caused by traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). This roughly equates to 1 in every 60 Americans living with a TBI-related impairment.1 These impairments can include a range of disabilities, including any...
For the last several decades, there has been a conception that 85% of mild traumatic brain injury victims will be symptom free within 3 months of the injury. The remaining 15% of individuals are referred to as the “miserable minority”...
