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Head and Brain Injuries Screening and Prevention |
Brain Injuries; Coma; Concussion; Skull Injuries |
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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Prevention
... The following tips may help you to prevent or minimize your risk of head injury: Wear a helmet during recreational activities. When bicycling, motorcycling, skiing, horseback riding, skating or engagi...
Source: MayoClinic
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Resources
- Anoxia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Anoxia/Hypoxia (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
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