International Advocacy Group Expands Online Resource Center for Victims of Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke
NEW YORK, N.Y. – First launched in 2007 in Australia, the BiC Brain Injury Center has become a leading international online resource for victims of traumatic brain injury.
The BiC Brain Injury Center currently provides detailed data on the types, causes and effects of brain injuries, latest news and developments and cognition and memory rehabilitation games.
The site also includes an extensive directory of associations, housing and travel resources.
Symptoms of traumatic brain injury approximately post six weeks concussion include:
Memory problems in name face place recognition
Severe depression and/or panic and anxiety attacks
A traumatic brain injury occurs every 4 minutes in Canada.
Each year 50,000 Canadians sustain brain injuries and 34,000 are admitted to hospital because of their injury.
Brain Injury is the #1 killer and disabler of persons under the age of 44.
It is estimated that the direct and indirect costs associated with Traumatic Brain Injury are $3 billion annually in Canada.
Over the next decade 500,000 Canadians will be diagnosed with brain injury. The financial cost to the Canadian political economy will be in excess of $30 billion dollars for care and support services.
Under diagnosis of subtle or moderate traumatic brain injury is a world wide phenomenon which affects more than 60% of these individuals short term memory and eventually long term memory.
Source: The Brain Injury Association of Alberta (BIAA), Toronto Rehab
The Brain Injury Centre staff and its approved medical legal and counselling members are truly committed in providing combined expert services to our clients.
