Global, regional, and national burden of traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

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In 2016, traumatic brain injury (TBI) affected 55.5 million people globally, with a 8.4% increase in age-standardized prevalence since 1990, while spinal cord injury (SCI) affected 27 million, with no significant change in prevalence. Falls and road injuries were the primary causes for both.

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