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Acquired Brain Injury

Definition: Damage to the brain, sudden in onset, and occuring after birth

Acquired brain injury is damage to the brain which is sudden in onset, and occurs after birth. The most common type is traumatic brain injury caused by road traffic accidents, assaults, falls, and sports/industrial accidents. Other causes include strokes, lack of oxygen to the brain, and some types of infection. People with acquired brain injury usually have a complex mixture of physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioural problems with which they can need support to help them live in the community.

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