When Was Tbi First Discovered?

Edward M. Kennedy introduces the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Act of 1992.

Who discovered traumatic brain injury?

Bennet Omalu. Dr. Omalu was the first person to discover physical evidence linking football-related brain injury and dementia. He discovered the condition of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (commonly known as CTE) in 2002 in the brain of Hall of Fame Center for the Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Webster.

Are TBI common?

Prevalence. According to the CDC, approximately 2.87 million cases of TBI occurred in the U.S. in 2014 with over 837,000 cases occurring amongst children. An estimated 13.5 million individuals live with a disability due to traumatic brain injury in the U.S. alone.