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The Brain Injury Association of America presents our new fact sheet with updated brain injury statistics for 2025. You can download the fact sheet below. If you want to learn more about the information presented in the sheet, view our list of references.

References

  1. Daugherty J, Peterson A, Black L, Waltzman D. Summary of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Self-reported Traumatic Brain Injury Survey Efforts. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2025 Jan-Feb 01;40(1):E1-E12. doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000975. Epub 2024 Jul 22. PMID: 39038104; PMCID: PMC11693486. (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39038104/)
  2. Schneider ALC, Wang D, Gottesman RF, Selvin E. Prevalence of Disability Associated With Head Injury With Loss of Consciousness in Adults in the United States: A Population-Based Study. Neurology. 2021 Jul 13;97(2):e124-e135. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000012148. Epub 2021 May 26. PMID: 34039721; PMCID: PMC8279570. (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34039721/)
  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2019). Surveillance Report of Traumatic Brain Injury-related Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths—United States, 2014. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.3. Schneider ALC, Wang D, Gottesman RF, Selvin E. Prevalence of Disability Associated With Head Injury With Loss of Consciousness in Adults in the United States: A Population-Based Study. Neurology. 2021 Jul 13;97(2):e124-e135. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000012148. Epub 2021 May 26. PMID: 34039721; PMCID: PMC8279570. (https://www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/pdf/TBI-Surveillance-Report-FINAL_508.pdf)
  4. Jafari S, Etminan M, Aminzadeh F, Samii A. Head injury and risk of Parkinson disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Mov Disord. 2013 Aug;28(9):1222-9. doi: 10.1002/mds.25458. Epub 2013 Apr 22. PMID: 23609436.
  5. Burke J et al. Traumatic brain injury may be an independent risk factor for stroke. Neurology, 2013 Jul 2; 81 (1)33-39.
  6. Fleminger S, Oliver DL, Lovestone S, et al. Head injury as a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease: the evidence 10 years on; a partial replication. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 2003;74:857-862.
  7. McKee AC, Mez J, Abdolmohammadi B, et al. Neuropathologic and Clinical Findings in Young Contact Sport Athletes Exposed to Repetitive Head Impacts. JAMA Neurol. 2023;80(10):1037–1050. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.2907
  8. Harrison-Felix C, et al. Characterization and Treatment of Chronic Pain After Traumatic Brain Injury – Comparison of Characteristics Between Individuals With Current Pain, Past Pain, and No Pain: A NIDILRR and VA TBI Model Systems Collaborative Project. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2024 Jan-Feb; 39(1):p. 5-17.
  9. https://msktc.org/tbi/factsheets/depression-after-traumatic-brain-injury#common
  10. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Concussion Surveillance System Pilot Summary (https://biausa-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/swalsh_biausa_org/EaKNqSPpIb9DtjA65t_uqHYB2Ul-dfZykLuN6Z9Xr0syGQ?e=poH4uN)
  11. https://health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Centers-of-Excellence/Traumatic-Brain-Injury-Center-of-Excellence/DOD-TBI-Worldwide-Numbers
  12. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC). Division of Injury Prevention. (2021). Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury is a Lifelong Condition.
  13. https://report.nih.gov/funding/categorical-spending#/