U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Characteristics of traumatic brain injury in elderly people described
Published in Mental Health Law Weekly, July 23rd, 2005
In a recently published article, scientists in the United States conducted a study "to examine the epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of older persons (i.e., those aged 65-74, 75-84, and {{>=}}85 years) hospitalized with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Data from the 1999 CDC 15-state TBI surveillance system were analyzed.
"In 1999, there were 17,657 persons 65 years and older hospitalized with TBI in the 15 states for an age-adjusted rate of 155.9 per...
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