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- What are common symptoms of traumatic brain injury (TBI)?
What area of the brain is injured TBI injuries can be both local (the exact place on the brain where the injury occurred) and include the surrounding tissues, which can also be affected by the damage to the initial site This means that some symptoms appear right away, while others may appear several days or even weeks later and evolve over time
- What are the possible effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI)?
TBI can affect cognition, mood, and behavior Learn about possible immediate and long-term complications from TBI
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) | NICHD - NICHD - Eunice Kennedy Shriver . . .
NICHD supports research on traumatic brain injury (TBI) and rehabilitation from TBI Find information about causes, symptoms, and treatments for TBI
- What causes traumatic brain injury (TBI)? - NICHD
What causes traumatic brain injury (TBI)? A TBI is caused by an external force that injures the brain It can occur when a person’s head is hit, bumped, or jolted It also can occur when an object, such as a bullet, pierces the skull or when the body is shaken or hit hard enough to cause the brain to slam into the skull
- What are the treatments for traumatic brain injury (TBI)?
NICHD supports research into treatments for TBI and ways to improve rehabilitation and recovery from TBI Learn more about therapies for TBI
- How do healthcare providers diagnose traumatic brain injury (TBI . . .
To diagnose TBI, doctors often use imaging, such as “CAT” or CT scans, as well as the Glasgow Coma Scale and neuropsychological and cognition tests
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Resources - NICHD
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Resources Links to websites of groups that study or provide information about TBI
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