http://www.braininjuryfaq.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:41:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.braininjuryfaq.com/is-it-necessary-to-strike-one%e2%80%99s-head-to-cause-a-traumatic-brain-injury-tbi/ http://www.braininjuryfaq.com/is-it-necessary-to-strike-one%e2%80%99s-head-to-cause-a-traumatic-brain-injury-tbi/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:37:07 +0000 admin http://www.braininjuryfaq.com/?p=78 No. When the head is struck or undergoes acceleration/deceleration forces, the impact causes the brain to bump into the skull causing brain damage.

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]]> http://www.braininjuryfaq.com/what-are-the-main-classifications-of-traumatic-brain-injuries/feed/ 0 http://www.braininjuryfaq.com/how-many-people-suffer-traumatic-brain-injuries-in-the-us/ http://www.braininjuryfaq.com/how-many-people-suffer-traumatic-brain-injuries-in-the-us/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:27:27 +0000 admin http://www.braininjuryfaq.com/?p=66 According to the Centers for Disease Control, every year 1.4 million people suffer from a traumatic brain injury in the United States. Of those, 50,000 die,  235,000 require hospital admission and 1.1 million are treated and released from a hospital emergency room.

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