A £9.5m research platform announced by MRC today is set to transform the way survivors of traumatic brain injury are diagnosed and treated in the UK.
Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is a leading cause of death and disability in people under 40 in the UK. It can cause a range of serious and lifelong health issues for people who survive, including dementia, epilepsy and poor mental health.
Until now, data collected by individual research projects investigating TBI has rarely been used outside the original study, even though it provides a potentially rich resource for understanding TBI and advancing its clinical care.
This lack of coordinated use of data has slowed progress in treating and caring for people experiencing TBI.
