This is why Auto No-fault was created-to stop the 5 year delay in rehab after an auto accident.
Moreover, the Gothenburg studies show that men who suffer a severe traumatic brain injury have a five times higher risk of dying 10 years after the injury; for women, the risk is eight times higher. These results confirm a recent study from Karolinska Institutet.
The increased risk can be attributed to illnesses and disabilities lingering on for several years after the injury.
'The participants reported lasting disability, and low quality of life, with a complex range of physical, cognitive, behavioral and emotional disturbance'.