From mild concussion to serious brain injury, the results can be astonishing...

The brain is as individual as you are. A knock to the head may affect one person seriously where another person may not be affected at all...

There are no clear researched figures in Australia regarding brain injury as it is generally avoided as a serious injury...

The percentage of death from brain injury is acknowledged but research figures on those who live with brain injury is dramatically underestimated...

The following chart is an estimation and the figures may be higher...

The Definition, Incidence and Prevalence of Acquired Brain Injury in Australia provides estimates of annual incidence rates of approximately 75,400 people based on hospital data (1996-1997). This does not include stroke victims.

Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare