Table 2

Aetiologies of episodes of probable severe ABI requiring rehabilitation by gender (1 April 2003 to 31 March 2012)

MalesFemales
n%n%
Trauma 996(37.0) 367(20.2)
Brain tumour 473(17.6) 393(21.7)
Anoxia 419(15.6) 407(22.4)
Meningitis 353(13.1) 249(13.7)
Vascular insults 203(7.5) 154(8.5)
Encephalitis 116(4.3) 125(6.9)
Metabolic encephalopathy  28(1.0)  30(1.7)
Other brain injury  22(0.8)  26(1.4)
Toxicity  84(3.1)  63(3.5)
Total26941814