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Traumatic brain injury (TBI), traumatic injuries to the brain, also called intracranial injury, or simply head injury, occurs when a sudden trauma causes brain damage. TBI can result from a closed head injury or a penetrating head injury and is one of two subsets of acquired brain injury (ABI). The other subset is non-traumatic brain injury (i.e. stroke, meningitis, anoxia). Parts of the brain that can be damaged include the cerebral hemispheres, cerebellum, and brain stem (see brain damage ...
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Traumatic Brain Injury Organizations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/
- MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
Resources
- Brain Injury (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Brain Injury (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
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