ABSTRACT
The last 20 years have seen major advances in the prevention and treatment of head injury, resulting in a substantial decrease in mortality. Yet head injury remains a major health and social problem both for developed and developing nations. The frequency and diversity of head injury provide organizational problems for retrieval and early response services, accident and emergency wards and rehabilitation departments. The longterm disabilities may be grave and special difficulties are experienced by the community in general and by families in particular when the head-injured patient attempts to re-enter and integrate with society.
