Brain Injuries Can Have Lasting Effects
An Oxford study finds people who survive a traumatic brain injury are three times more likely to die before the age of 56.
Researchers followed people who suffered a blow to the head that led to a skull fracture, internal bleeding or unconciousness for more than an hour.
Many later committed suicide or died from a fatal injury during a car accident or fall.
Scientists suggest parts of the brain responsible for decision making and risk taking may be damaged in some tbi patients.
