According to the Centers for Disease Control, traumatic brain injury or TBI is a major cause of death and disability in the U.S.  In 2014 alone, more than 2.8 million emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and deaths were attributed to TBI, including over 830,000 of these health events among children. Such alarming statistics over recent years have sparked numerous local and national campaigns to boost awareness and prevention of TBI, but how much better or more significant is the problem today?

To answer this question and more about TBI, joining us are:

Jamie Ullman, MD, professor of neurosurgery at the Zucker School of Medicine and director of neurotrauma at North Shore University Hospital and the Northwell Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, and Rosanna Sabini, DO, associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Zucker School of Medicine and director of the Northwell Health Concussion Program and Brain Injury Medicine Fellowship Program. She also serves as chair of Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Northwell’s Southside Hospital.

Resources:

Centers for Disease Control

Northwell Health Concussion Program

Northwell Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery