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Brain Injuries

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Definition: Acute and chronic (see also BRAIN INJURIES, CHRONIC) injuries to the brain, including the cerebral hemispheres, CEREBELLUM, and BRAIN STEM. Clinical manifestations depend on the nature of injury. Diffuse trauma to the brain is frequently associated with DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY or COMA, POST-TRAUMATIC. Localized injuries may be associated with NEUROBEHAVIORAL MANIFESTATIONS; HEMIPARESIS, or other focal neurologic deficits.  general or unspecified; consider also /inj with specific parts of the brain; X ref BRAIN CONTUSION: do not coordinate with CONTUSIONS; do not confuse with CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA   
Examples Brain Concussion; Brain Hemorrhage, Traumatic; Brain Injury, Chronic; Diffuse Axonal Injury; Epilepsy, Post-Traumatic; Pneumocephalus 		Other names Traumatic Brain Injury; Trauma, Brain; Brain Lacerations; Brain Injuries, Traumatic; Brain Contusion; Traumatic Encephalopathies; Traumatic Brain Injuries; Traumas, Brain; TBIs (Traumatic Brain Injury); Post-Traumatic Encephalopathies; Post-Concussive Encephalopathies; Post Traumatic Encephalopathy; Post Concussive Encephalopathy; Lacerations, Brain; Laceration, Brain; Injury, Traumatic Brain; Injury, Focal Brain; Injury, Diffuse Brain; Injury, Brain; Injury, Acute Brain

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