Head Trauma Sourcebook (Health Reference Series)

Every year, head trauma affects about two million people in the United States, resulting in 500,000 hospital admissions, an estimated 100,000 deaths, 90,000 victims permanently disabled, and 2,000 victims in vegetative states. Head trauma results in more than $4 billion in direct medical expenses annually.

This Sourcebook provides authoritative material about head trauma in a nontechnical style, both for the patient and for family members and others whose lives have been impacted by head trauma. Individual sections offer explanations about common causes and prevention, different types of head trauma and their consequences, rehabilitation and research, special information for families, and source listings for further help and information.