Citation

Prins ML, Giza CC. Int. J. Dev. Neurosci. 2012; 30(3): 185-190.

Affiliation

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, United States; Interdepartmental Program for Biomedical Engineering, United States.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2011.05.009

PMID

21683132

Abstract

The Center for Disease Control estimates that there are 1.7 million brain injuries in the US each year with 51% of these injuries occurring during periods of cerebral development. Among this population there is a growing population of individuals with repeat traumatic brain injury (RTBI). While the exact incidence is unknown, estimates range from 5.6 to 36% of the TBI population. This review summarizes the clinical problems/challenges and experimental research models that currently exist. It is intended to reveal the critical areas that need to be addressed so that age-relevant clinical management guidelines can be established to protect this population.

Language: en