Brain injuries often lead to long health, financial recovery: Part 1 BOWLING GREEN, KY (wkyu) - Every year more than 50,000 Americans die from brain injuries. But many of the people who survive those types of injuries also face a number of difficult challenges. There are significant financial burdens to face, for example. In the first of a two-part series of reports, Dan Modlin speaks with experts about the longterm consequences of these types of injuries. © Copyright 2009, wkyu