Traumatic Brain Injury Insights

1. What is a traumatic brain injury? Traumatic brain injury  is damage to the brain caused by an external mechanical force  – for example a blow to the head, a fall, a car crash, an explosion, or a penetrating injury like a bullet. It is not a stroke, brain tumor, or infection (those are “non-traumatic” brain injuries). NCBI+1 We usually talk about TBI in a few dimensions: By severity (initially) Mild TBI (mTBI) / concussion Brief or no loss of consciousness Glasgow Coma Scal