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Seniors & Brain Injury

People ages 75 and older have the highest rates of traumatic brain injury related hospitalizations and death. They also recover more slowly and die more often from these injuries than do younger people. Falls are the leading cause of traumatic brain injury. Many of these people will need part-or full-time caregivers.

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