Neurotrauma, in many countries and particularly in the younger age group kills more people
than AIDS or cancer but unlike these diseases the causes are known and it is preventable.
The costs to communities in terms of suffering and economics are enormous. The common
causes are road traffic accidents, falls and violence. Neurotrauma affects particularly the
developing world where it consumes already over stretched health resources. In the
developed world steps to reduce the incidence of neurotrauma and to treat the victims have …