Ribbers G M
Rijndam Rehabilitation Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2007 Jul-Aug;22(4):234-8. doi: 10.1097/01.HTR.0000281839.07968.32.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the number one cause of mortality and morbidity in young adults in modern Western societies. This article discusses TBI rehabilitation in the Netherlands. Facts and figures on rehabilitation as well as on the epidemiology of TBI and its silent epidemic in the Netherlands are presented. The Dutch healthcare system is described, and strengths and weaknesses of TBI rehabilitation are discussed.
创伤性脑损伤(TBI)是现代西方社会年轻成年人死亡和发病的首要原因。本文讨论了荷兰的创伤性脑损伤康复情况。文中介绍了荷兰创伤性脑损伤康复以及其流行病学和隐性流行的事实与数据。描述了荷兰的医疗保健系统,并讨论了创伤性脑损伤康复的优缺点。