What is traumatic brain injury (or TBI)?
The Centers For Disease Control define a traumatic brain injury as an injury caused by a blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the normal function of the brain. Not all blows or jolts to the head result in a TBI. The severity of a TBI may range from “mild,” i.e., a brief change in mental status or consciousness to “severe,” i.e., an extended period of unconsciousness or amnesia after the injury.
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a blow or jolt to the head or penetrating head injury that disrupts the function of the brain. Not all blows or jolts to the head result in a TBI. The severity of such an injury may range from “mild,” —a brief change in mental status or consciousness—to “severe,” an extended period of unconsciousness or amnesia after the injury. A TBI can result in short or long-term problems with independent function.
