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The impact of traumatic brain injuries: A global perspective

Issue title: Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Guest editors: Jacob A. Neufeld

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Hyder, Adnan A.a; * | Wunderlich, Colleen A.b | Puvanachandra, Prasanthia | Gururaj, G.c | Kobusingye, Olive C.d

Affiliations: [a] Department of International Health and Center for Injury Research & Policy, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA | [b] Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University Health System and Children's Hospital, USA | [c] National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, India | [d] World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa | Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland, 747 Fifty Second Street, Oakland, CA 94609-3655, USA

Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Dr. Adnan A. Hyder, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D, Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Suite E-8132, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Tel.: +1 410 955 1253; Fax: +1 410 614 1419; E-mail: [email protected]

Keywords: Traumatic brain injury, injury epidemiology, injuries, developing countries, brain trauma

DOI: 10.3233/NRE-2007-22502

Journal: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 22, no. 5, pp. 341-353, 2007

Published: 7 December 2007
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Abstract

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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