• Concussion, the type of TBI you’re probably most familiar with, and mild TBI are used interchangeably, although concussion is only one type of TBI.
• Falls, car accidents, being accidentally hit by an object, hitting one’s head against an object, assault and sports are the primary reasons for emergency department visits due to mild TBI.
• Of the 1.4 million emergency room visits, hospitalizations and deaths due to TBI each year in the US, 75% to 90% are due to mild TBI.
• Sports or recreation-related injury account for between 1.6 million and 3.8 million TBIs in the US each year. Most of these are not treated in a hospital or emergency room.
• Symptoms can last from minutes to months and sometimes persist even longer. It often takes children and teenagers longer to recover from mild TBI than it does adults. Symptoms lasting longer than three months can be an indication of post-concussion syndrome.
• With proper diagnosis and care, most people with mild TBI recover from the injury fully.
• People with migraine or another headache disorder can take longer to recover from a mild TBI.
• People who have development disorders, including ADHD or learning disabilities, may take longer to recover from TBI.

References

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Heads Up – Facts for Physicians About Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Get the Stats on Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States