Title: Biomechanical basis of traumatic brain injury Author: Sara M. AlQuran Keywords: Traumatic brain injury, Biomechanics, acceleration, Blast injury, impact injury, impulsive injury. Scientific editor: Dr.Omar Jbara Linguistic editor: Philip Sweidan Overview Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a large entity of diseases that results from an external insult to the brain by a mechanical force that may lead to either permanent or temporary loss of the brain’s cognitive, psychological or physical functions (1). In 2016, more than 3.5 million people were reported to live with a disability from TBI, and around 1.7 million new cases occur each year in […]

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