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SUBMITTER: Xiong Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3122155 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Discovery medicine 20101101 54
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains a major cause of death and permanent disability worldwide, especially in children and young adults. A total of 1.5 million people experience head trauma each year in the United States, with an annual economic cost exceeding $56 billion. Unfortunately, almost all Phase III TBI clinical trials have yet to yield a safe and effective neuroprotective treatment, raising questions regarding the use of neuroprotective strategies as the primary therapy for acute brain ...[more]