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Causes of TBI, 2002Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of brain injury across all ages. Other common causes among children and adolescents include falls, violence, and sports-related accidents. Illustrated below are the causes of injury as recorded in Tennessee's
TBI Registry. The TBI Registry tracks the number of people admitted
to Tennessee hospitals for treatment of a brain injury. Since 1996,
over 7,000 persons, ages 3 to 21 have been reported to the registry
by hospitals statewide.
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