Traumatic
Brain Injury (TBI) is increasingly being appreciated as a global public health
and socio-economic concern. In the United Kingdom the economic burden of TBI
has been estimated to be >£15 billion per year from
premature death and impact on survivors. Premature mortality can be quantified
as the potential years of life lost (PYLL) and – when compared across diseases - can
inform decisions on resource allocation for prevention, clinical care and
research.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI), also described as
head injury is any injury to the brain caused by
impact, for example, a direct blow to the head
or a force that causes the brain to move around
inside the skull. Common causes are falls, road
accidents, collisions and violence.
Head injuries vary greatly in severity, depending
on whether and for how long they result in
a loss of consciousness or post-traumatic
amnesia. About 10-15% of all TBIs are classified
as moderate or severe and the remaining 85-
90% as mild.
TBI was implicated in
33,006 deaths over this period, accounting for 561,000 PYLL before the age of
65. The cerebrovascular disease had a lower PYLL before the age of 65 (318,000),
despite having a significantly higher total number of deaths (404,017) over the
same period.
Over the 10 year period, we estimate the ‘lost productivity’ due to fatal TBIs alone to be £5.3 billion.
Over the 10 year period, we estimate the ‘lost productivity’ due to fatal TBIs alone to be £5.3 billion.
Traumatic Brain Injury by age group
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