Traumatic brain injuries have always been an issue, but after 9.11 with the service members returning home with TBI and PTSD plus concussed athletes at all levels making the news, awareness started to bubble more rapidly.
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About the author: Richard Ellenbogen, MD, FACS
Richard Ellenbogen, MD is a University of Washington professor and chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery. He is chief and attending of neurological surgery, Harborview Medical Center and the co-chair of the NFL's Head, Neck, and Spine Committee.