Traumatic brain injury, the hidden pandemic: A focused response to family and patient experiences and needs

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has many potential cognitive, behavioural and psychological consequences, and contributes significantly to the national burden of disease and to ongoing violent behaviour. Few resources are available for the rehabilitation of patients with TBI in South Africa, and access to rehabilitation facilities in the public sector is limited. Consequently, it is the families impacted on by TBI that ultimately carry the care and...