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Traumatic brain injury (TBI, also called intracranial injury) occurs when physical trauma injures the brain. TBI is one of two subsets of acquired brain injury (ABI, brain damage that is not congenital); the other subset is non-traumatic brain injury, which does not involve external mechanical force (e.g. stroke, meningitis and insufficient oxygen). TBI is usually classified as mild, moderate, or severe. TBI can result from a closed head injury or a penetrating head injury and may occur in a...
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