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Article: Brain Injury Awareness Month--March 2005.(Notice to Readers)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- March 4, 2005
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Brain Injury Awareness Month was developed to increase public awareness of brain injuries and their consequences. Previously, Brain Injury Awareness Month was held in October. However, starting this year, it will be observed in March and will coincide with Brain Injury Awareness Week (March 14-20, 2005).
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) often is called a silent epidemic because the problems that result from TBI (e.g., impaired memory) are not immediately visible. Each year in the United States, at least 1.4 million persons sustain a TBI; of these persons, approximately 50,000 die, 235,000 are hospitalized, and 1.1 million are treated and released from emergency ...