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Definition of Acquired Brain Injury
An acquired brain injury is defined as:
‘Damage to the brain, which occurs after birth and is not related to a congenital or a degenerative disease. These impairments may be temporary or permanent and cause partial or functional disability or psychosocial maladjustment.’
World Health Organization (Geneva 1996)
Specifically, acquired brain injuries are caused by:
Traumatic forces to the head which cause damage to the brain
- Car crash
- Gunshot wounds to the head
- Objects falling on the head
- Falls
- Assaults
Stroke
- Embolism
- Thrombosis
- Aneurysm
Bleeding in the brain
- Intracranial surgery
- Hemorrhage
- Hematoma
Lack of oxygen to the brain
- Anoxia/Hypoxia
- Near-drowning
- Cardiac arrest (heart stops beating)
- Drug overdose
Infections in the brain
Toxic Exposure
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Inhaling toxic chemicals
- Solvent sniffing
- Excessive and prolonged use of drugs and/or alcohol
Fluid build-up in the brain
Brain tumors
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