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	eMedicine - Traumatic Brain Injury: Definition, Epidemiology, Pathophysiology : Article by Segun T Dawodu, MD, FAAPMR, ...
		Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a nondegenerative, noncongenital insult to the brain from an external mechanical force, possibly leading to permanent or temporary impairments of cognitive, physical, and psychosocial functions with an associated diminished or altered state of consciousness.
		Uncal herniation: This type of injury involves displacement of the medial edge of the uncus and the hippocampal gyrus medially and over the ipsilateral edge of the tentorium cerebelli foramen, causing compression of the midbrain, while the ipsilateral or contralateral third nerve may be stretched or compressed.
		Ommaya AK, Grubb RL Jr, Naumann RA: Coup and contre-coup injury: observations on the mechanics of visible brain injuries in the rhesus monkey.
	www.emedicine.com /pmr/topic212.htm (3704 words)

	Traumatic Brain Injury - neurologychannel
		Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is damage to the brain caused by a blow to the head.
		The lower part of the brain (called the brain stem) passes through a hole at the base of the skull and merges with the spinal cord and the rest of the nervous system.
		The cost of traumatic brain injuries in the United States is estimated at $48.3 billion annually: $31.7 billion in hospitalization costs and another $16.6 billion in costs associated with fatalities.
	www.neurologychannel.com /tbi (935 words)

	brain injury .com \| Traumatic Brain Injury TBI Motor Vehicle Accident Falls Sports Injury
		Injury in these types of accidents occurs in parts of the brain closest to the point of impact, quite often the tips of the frontal and temporal lobes.
		Edema - is a swelling of the brain.
		The brain is hollow; the interior cavities, called ventricles, contain cerebrospinal fluid circulating from the ventricles up over the surface of the brain where the cerebrospinal fluid is absorbed.
	www.braininjury.com /injured.html (2150 words)

	Traumatic Brain Injury
		Traumatic brain injury occurs when an injury to the exterior of the head is strong enough to cause damage to the brain.
		The brain is injured when the impact causes the delicate brain tissues to hit the rough, jagged inner surface of the skull.
		A penetrating head injury is a brain injury that occurs when an object penetrates the skull or the skull is fractured.
	www.hmc.psu.edu /childrens/healthinfo/b/braininjury.htm (1107 words)

	Traumatic brain injury
		Diffuse trauma to the brain is frequently associated with diffuse axonal injury or coma.
		This injury often occurs in car accidents after high-speed stops and in shaken baby syndrome, a severe form of head injury that occurs when a baby is shaken forcibly enough to cause the brain to bounce against the skull.
		Brain death is the lack of measurable brain function due to diffuse damage to the cerebral hemispheres and the brainstem, with loss of any integrated activity among distinct areas of the brain.
	www.mrsci.com /Neurotrauma/Traumatic_brain_injury.php (7500 words)

	Traumatic Brain Injury Information on Healthline
		Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the result of physical trauma to the head causing damage to the brain.
		Usually, TBI causes focal brain injury involving a single area of the brain where the head is struck or where an object such as a bullet enters the brain.
		For example, coup-contrecoup injury may occur in a rear-end collision, with high speed stops, or with violent shaking of a baby, because the brain and skull are of different densities, and therefore travel at different speeds.
	www.healthline.com /galecontent/traumatic-brain-injury (1102 words)

	Traumatic Brain Injury: Cognitive and Communication Disorders
		Traumatic brain injury is sudden physical damage to the brain.
		The speech produced by a person who has traumatic brain injury may be slow, slurred, and difficult or impossible to understand if the areas of the brain that control the muscles of the speech mechanism are damaged.
		Because the brain of a child is vastly different from the brain of an adult, scientists are also examining the effects of various treatment methods that have been developed specifically for children.
	www.nidcd.nih.gov /health/voice/tbrain.asp (1595 words)

	Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) - MossRehab ResourceNet
		Traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States.
		Sometimes injury is caused by internal factors, such as surgery, infection, or lack of oxygen to the brain.
		Ironically, the front of the brain is frequently injured in a traumatic brain injury.
	www.mossresourcenet.org /tbi.htm (1063 words)

	Hawaii Brain Injury Lawyer - Hawaii brain injury attorney - Hawaii lawyer Wm Lawson- Brain- Head- TBI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The impact of a brain injury can be devastating, but a brain injury attorney can help lessen the impact that the brain injury has on the lifestyle of the patient and his or her family, by helping to reduce the financial strain caused by the brain injury.
		A brain injury with no external damage to the head is often left untreated because the individual and his health care providers underestimate the impact of the injury.
		The sooner that a brain injury is diagnosed, the sooner treatment can begin to reduce the long term impact of the brain injury on the patient and to try to prevent further deterioration and recover any lost functioning.
	www.injurylawyerhawaii.com /brain-head-injuries.html (977 words)

	Traumatic Brain Injury - Atlanta, GA personal injury lawyer, Severe Head Injury, Negligent Acts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Injuries can range from minor to catastrophic – with traumatic brain injuries as a leading cause of death and permanent disability in the United States.
		Brain contusions that cause bruises and tears to brain tissue.
		Penetrating head injuries are the result of an object piercing the skull and entering brain tissue.
	www.mlnlaw.com /law_traumatic_brain_injury.html (822 words)

	Head injury - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Brain injuries may be diffuse, occurring over a wide area, or focal, located in a small, specific area.
		A head injury may cause a skull fracture, which may or may not be associated with injury to the brain.
		Brain injury can be at the site of impact, but can also be at the opposite side of the skull due to a contrecoup effect (the impact to the head can cause the brain to move within the skull, causing the brain to impact the interior of the skull opposite the head-impact).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Head_injury (1599 words)

	Dr. Diane - Concussion, Brain Injury, Stroke, Aneurysm, and Brain Tumor-Solutions & Resources &traumatic brain ...
		Brain Injury is divided into those acquired, such as a stroke/aneurysm and MS, and those from an outside force, called Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
		Concussion is a Brain Injury where there is the loss of consciousness (or awareness of one's environment) for up to 1 hour.
		Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) means an injury to the brain from an outside force where there has been both a Concussion and Amnesia.
	www.health-helper.com (612 words)

	Traumatic Brain Injury - TBI - Finch McCranie, LLP
		Traumatic Brain Injuries can also result when the head comes into contact with another object as in a motorcycle accident, auto accident or a blow to the head.
		Cognitive problems that may be due to any type of brain damage or brain injury include inability to concentrate or pay attention, difficulty with memory, difficulty with planning, and trouble either understanding or producing speech.
		It can be difficult to prove the lasting physical effects of any type of brain injury or brain damage to the satisfaction of a judge or jury, when there are no apparent physical injuries and when neurological exams return normal results.
	www.finchmccranie.com /brain-injury.htm (534 words)

	Coma and Traumatic Brain Injury (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		We know that during comas, the brain seems to have very little activity, and the little activity that it does have seems to be in control of basic functioning, such as heartrate, body temperature, and blood pressure.
		The duration of a coma is largely determined by the type and severity of trauma to the brain and other parts of the body.
		Once a person is deemed medically stable and their level of arousal and attention have increased, they are likely to be strong candidates for post-acute brain injury rehabilitation.
	www.traumaticbraininjury.net /coma-rehab.html (489 words)

	Traumatic Brain Injury (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI) is characterized by one or more of the following symptoms: a brief loss of consciousness, loss of memory immediately before or after the injury, any alteration in mental state at the time of the accident, or focal neurological deficits.
		Most traumatic brain injuries result in widespread damage to the brain because the brain ricochets inside the skull during the impact of an accident.
		The brain stem, frontal lobe, and temporal lobes are particularly vulnerable to this because of their location near bony protrusions.
	www.health.qld.gov.au /abios/tbi/default.asp (424 words)

	Traumatic brain injury
		Traumatic brain injuries inflicted by firearms have the highest likelihood of causing death.
		The risk of traumatic brain injury is highest in two age groups — adolescents (ages 15 to 19) and small children (ages 0 to 4).
		A person with a brain injury may need to be fed through a tube during the early part of his or her recovery.
	www.cnn.com /HEALTH/library/DS/00552.html (1612 words)

	Traumatic Brain Injury
		Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health problem, especially among male adolescents and young adults ages 15 to 24, and among elderly people of both sexes 75 years and older.
		Technically, a concussion is a short loss of consciousness in response to a head injury, but in common language the term has come to mean any minor injury to the head or brain.
		This type of injury is often seen in near-drowning victims, in heart attack patients, or in people who suffer significant blood loss from other injuries that decrease blood flow to the brain.
	www.legalpointer.com /displaymonograph.php?MID=92 (4787 words)

	Traumatic Brain Injury
		Traumatic brain injury affects a person's total way of life, which is why it is vital to have a comprehensive continuum of care to address a patient's full spectrum of needs.
		The program treats the complex effects of brain injury, such as difficulty walking, communicating, eating and dressing, limitations in memory and thinking skills and social, emotional and cognitive issues.
		The Transitional Rehabilitation Center, a residence designed exclusively for individuals with traumatic brain injury, serves as an important final step in transitioning back to the community.
	www.helenhayeshospital.org /inpatient_rehab/traumatic_brain_injury.htm (351 words)

	Traumatic Brain Injury
		By definition, a CHI is any injury caused by a blunt blow to the head, upon which the head was accelerating and suddenly stopped.
		Instead, the damage is spread over the surface of the brain due to the acceleration, rotation, compression and expansion of the brain within the skull after impact.
		Especially in cases of mild to moderate head injury where physical symptoms may be minimal if present at all, individuals often appear "normal." Victims of head injury may speak clearly, walk without assistance, and drive cars.
	www.cslot.com /adults/chi.htm (947 words)

	Traumatic Brain Injury
		Traumatic brain injury usually occurs when the head slams against a windshield, the ground, or some other stationary object.
		In mild brain injury, there may be only very brief alteration in consciousness, perhaps a feeling of being dazed.
		The Brain Injury Association is the parent national organization for the individual state affiliates.
	www.brainsource.com /tbi.htm (428 words)

	NICHCY- General Info About Traumatic Brain Injury
		Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is defined within the IDEA as an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child's educational performance.
		The term does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or brain injuries induced by birth trauma.
		Children with brain injuries can often remember how they were before the trauma, which can result in a constellation of emotional and psychosocial problems not usually present in children with congenital disabilities.
	www.kidsource.com /NICHCY/brain.html (1121 words)

	Traumatic Brain Injury Information Page: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
		Traumatic brain injury (TBI), also called acquired brain injury or simply head injury, occurs when a sudden trauma causes damage to the brain.
		Disabilities resulting from a TBI depend upon the severity of the injury, the location of the injury, and the age and general health of the individual.
		This research will allow scientists to develop strategies and interventions to limit the primary and secondary brain damage that occurs within days of a head trauma, and to devise therapies to treat brain injury and improve long-term recovery of function.
	www.ninds.nih.gov /health_and_medical/disorders/tbi_doc.htm (673 words)

	FAQs - Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer
		Older adults with a brain injury may have a higher risk of serious complications such as a blood clot on the brain.
		Avoid activities that could lead to a second brain injury, such as contact or recreational sports, until your doctor says you are well enough to take part in these activities.
		If you notice that your family member or friend has symptoms of brain injury that are getting worse or are not getting better, talk to them and their doctor about getting help.
	www.traumaticbraininjurylawyer.com /content/faq (1617 words)

	Brain Injury Lawyer & Attorney : Bruce H. Stern
		While most of these injuries can be classified as "mild", even mild traumatic brain injury can affect a person's ability to return to school or work and can result in long-term cognitive or other problems.
		The Think First National Injury Prevention Foundation has a goal this summer, to increase the number of people who protect themselves from sever injuries due to care and bicycle accidents, and decrease the number of traumatic brain injuries as a result of those accidents.
		The International Brain Injury Association is pleased to announce that the Portuguese Ministry of Health has officially endorsed the Seventh World Congress on Brain Injury, scheduled for April 9-12, 2008, in Lisbon, Portugal.
	www.braininjurylawblog.com (1618 words)

	Disability Info: Traumatic Brain Injury Fact Sheet (FS18)
		A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an injury to the brain caused by the head being hit by something or shaken violently.
		“...an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance.
		The signs of brain injury can be very different depending on where the brain is injured and how severely.
	www.nichcy.org /pubs/factshe/fs18txt.htm (1824 words)

	Traumatic Brain Injury
		If the posterior portion of the brain is damaged on one side of the brain, a loss of visual field occurs to the opposite side in both eyes.
		When certain portions of the brain are damaged, the patient may fail to appreciate space to one side, which is usually to the left.
		A clinician skilled in both low vision and brain injury is often needed to understand the interaction of all of these visual problems in order to make the appropriate low vision rehabilitation plan for each patient with acquired brain injury.
	www.lowvision.org /traumatic_brain_injury.htm (1226 words)

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