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What Is A Brain Injury?

How Many People Have TBI?

What Are The Causes Of Brain Injury?

What Are The Types Of Brain Injury?

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What Are The Causes of Brain Injury?

Causes of acquired brain injury include external forces applied to the head and/or neck (e.g., traumatic brain injury with or without skull fracture), anoxic/hypoxic injury (e.g., cardiopulmonary arrest, carbon monoxide poisoning, airway obstruction, hemorrhage), intracranial surgery, vascular disruption (e.g., arteriovenous malformation [AVM], thromboembolic events, fat emboli), infectious diseases, intracranial neoplasms, metabolic disorder (e.g., hypo/hyper glycemia), seizure disorders and toxic exposure (e.g., substance abuse, ingestion of lead and inhalation of volatile agents). Cerebral aneurysms and cerebral vascular accidents (strokes) are also considered to be an acquired brain injury.