The more that doctors learn about head injuries, the more concerned they are that not nearly enough is being done to protect accident victims from the long-lasting, possibly paralyzing or fatal effects of insidious brain damage. The main reason is that gross injuries to the brain often go undetected and even unsuspected.
The severity of the head-injury problem is increasing with spreading industrialization. Accidents have become the leading cause of death among Americans aged one to 37, and head injuries are among the commonest and deadliest of all accidents. They cause at...
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