Brain and Head Injury

Mild brain injury

A mild brain injury is diagnosed following a change in a sufferers mental status at the time of injury, as evidenced by loss of consciousness, loss of memory of events before or during the trauma, this change in mental status indicates that brain functioning has changed.

Moderate brain injury

A moderate head injury is defined as loss of consciousness for between 15 minutes and 6 hours. Those classed with a moderate brain injury may make a better recovery following treatment.

Skull Fracture Head injury

Open and Closed injury

Following an external impact to the head the resultant injury may classed as open if a fracture is sustained or closed if not

Acquired brain injury

An acquired brain injury is a injury to the brain which occurred after birth but is not hereditary, degenerative or as a result of birthing trauma.

Traumatic brain injury

This type of injury is due to an external impact with the head causes the brain to move within the skull. Concussion is a traumatic brain injury along with contusion.

Severe brain injury

Severe brain injury may have lasting or fatal impact on the lives of sufferers.

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