{"id":626,"date":"2014-10-17T19:50:15","date_gmt":"2014-10-17T18:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/66.147.244.181\/~fondatj6\/?page_id=626"},"modified":"2024-05-23T16:39:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T15:39:58","slug":"understanding-head-injuries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fondationneurotrauma.ca\/en\/understanding-head-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Head Injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Traumatisme\r\n\r\n
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\u201cSince many of these accidents happen to young people, head injuries are the leading cause of potential years of life lost and years of productive life lost.\u00a0\u201d<\/span><\/blockquote>\r\n\u2013 Dr. Judith Marcoux, neurosurgeon at McGill University Health Centre (Montreal General Hospital).<\/em>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n
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3,000 people are hospitalized for a head injury.<\/div><\/div>
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Chances to survive<\/h3>
Of those, over 200 do not survive, 100 remain in a vegetative state and over 400 then have to live with severely debilitating sequelae.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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