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Posttraumatic Movement Disorders

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Modern Stereotactic Neurosurgery

Part of the book series: Topics in neurological surgery ((TINS,volume 1))

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Death and disability are major problems of closed head injuries. It has been estimated that, in the United States alone, head injury causes approximately 24 deaths/100,000 population [16]. Perhaps more troubling is the morbidity that occurs among those who survive severe head injuries: six months after their accident, 1%–5% of patients remain vegetative and 5%–18% severely disabled [17]. These disabled individuals represent a significant proportion of the population. In the United States, their number is not clearly defined. In Britain, where head injuries are somewhat less common, (9 deaths/100,000 population) the number of individuals with major handicaps persisting after head injury has been estimated at 150/100,000 persons; one in 300 British families has such a member [1, 16]. Reduced speed limits and mandatory seat belt laws are likely to increase further the population of surviving, disabled patients.

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  1. Dennis E. Bullard
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  1. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    L. Dade Lunsford M.D. (Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Chief) (Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Chief)

  2. Stereotactic and Functional Surgery, Presbyterian-University Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    L. Dade Lunsford M.D. (Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Chief) (Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Chief)

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Bullard, D.E., Nashold, B.S. (1988). Posttraumatic Movement Disorders. In: Lunsford, L.D. (eds) Modern Stereotactic Neurosurgery. Topics in neurological surgery, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1081-5_26

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