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Current Data on Traumatic Brain Injury Mortality and Morbidity Deaths Nationwide 1980-1994
Current information on TBI deaths comes from the National Center for Health Statistics for the years 1980-1994.21 In 1994, 51,350 persons died from traumatic brain injury; most of these deaths were related to firearms, transportation (injuries involving motor vehicle occupants, pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, and others), or falls.
From 1980 through 1994, the TBI-associated death rate in the United States decreased 20 percent, from 24.7 per 100,000 population to 19.8 per 100,000 population (Figure 1). Most of the decrease resulted from a 38 percent decline in transportation-related deaths, from 11.1 per 100,000 population in 1980 to 6.9 per 100,000 in 1994. Rates of TBI-associated death due to falls and other causes also decreased during this period. However, firearm-related TBI deaths increased 11 percent during this period, from 7.6 per 100,000 in 1980 to 8.4 per 100,000 in 1994. Because of this increase, firearms-use surpassed transportation crashes as the leading cause of death from TBI in 1990.
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Definition:
A condition produced by a blood clot that lodges in an artery and blocks the flow of blood to a portion of the brain, producing symptoms ranging from paralysis of limbs and loss of speech to unconsciousness and death. Less commonly, a stroke may be the result of bleeding into the substance of the brain.
Pfeiffer syndrome
Definition:
Many of the characteristic facial features of Pfeiffer syndrome result from the premature fusion of the skull bones. The head is unable to grow normally, which leads to bulging and wide-set eyes, an underdeveloped upper jaw, and a beaked nose.
Jackson-Weiss syndrome
Definition:
Many of the characteristic facial features of Jackson-Weiss syndrome result from the premature fusion of the skull bones. The head is unable to grow normally, which can lead to a misshapen skull, widely spaced eyes, and a bulging forehead. Foot abnormalities are the most consistent characteristic, as not all individuals with Jackson-Weiss syndrome have abnormal skull or facial features.
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