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Characterizing traumatic brain injury in unsheltered homelessness: prevalence of TBI and cognitive sequelae in individuals utilizing street medicine

By JOM Staff

05.10.26

People experiencing homelessness are at a disproportionately greater risk for developing traumatic brain injury (TBI) than the general population. There has been minimal research to evaluate the prevalence of TBI or the long-term cognitive impacts of TBI among the population experiencing homelessness within the United States. There is minimal literature that examines individuals who are living unsheltered, especially regarding TBI.