Traumatic Brain Injury

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Types



Early brain injury

Early brain injury, or early complications of a head injury, can be diffuse or focal.




Diffuse injuries are characterized by microscopic damage throughout many areas of the brain. Forces exerted on the brain tissues cause damage to the axons—the "wires" that enable nerve cells to communicate with each other.



A focal brain injury is confined to a specific area of the brain and causes localized damage that can often be detected with a CT ...Read the full article