The number one cause of death and disability in children and in adults under 45 years of age is traumatic brain injury. Extremely complex, there is currently no brain injury treatment as of yet. A University of Florida study just tested cyclosporine on severe adult brain injury and it appeared to stop the calcium build up in the brain’s nerve cells that can be very damaging. The possible brain injury drug is still under trial at the University of Florida and the Medical College of Virginia.
It is estimated that there are 1.5 million traumatic brain injury instances that occur every year. Cognitive, physical, and personality, as well as other changes can occur depending on the severity of the brain injury and the location of it. Brain injury can continue to cause damage in the brain for days after the injury has taken place because swelling of the brain can result in my brain damage. In addition, a brain injury can result in damaging biochemical changes.