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Traumatic Brain Injury Treatments and Therapies |
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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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Complications
... Some of the complications that can occur with traumatic brain injuries include: Coma. A person who is totally unconscious and unresponsive is in a coma. This situation typically lasts only a few days ...
Source: MayoClinic
Treatment ... Less than half the people who suffer severe traumatic brain injuries need surgery to remove or repair the damaged portions of their brains. In some cases, there is a collection of blood between the sk...
Source: MayoClinic
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Resources
- Brain Injury (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Brain Injury (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
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