traumatic brain injury
noun
: an acquired brain injury caused by external force (such as a blow to the head sustained in a motor vehicle accident or fall or shrapnel or a bullet entering through the skull)
Traumatic brain injury occurs when the shock from an explosion damages neurological fibers. Soldiers may survive a blast with scarcely a cut, only to find over time that they suffer coordination and memory loss, dizziness, insomnia.—
Nancy Gibbs
Nancy GibbsAn unprotected fall, especially if the player is unconscious or his opponent lands on top of him, can result in severe traumatic brain injury.—Michael J. Stuart et al.
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It was determined that his death was caused by traumatic brain injuries and spleen damage.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
Her professional career abruptly froze after a midgame traumatic brain injury in 2010.
—Charlotte Hu, Scientific American, 30 July 2024
Leake now plays for the US Women’s CP National Soccer Team alongside athletes with cerebral palsy or who have had a stroke or traumatic brain injury.
—Julia Sullivan, SELF, 16 July 2024
Carter in December denied the government’s first motion to dismiss the case, and in May certified the case as a class action on behalf of all homeless disabled veterans with serious mental illnesses or traumatic brain injuries.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2024
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Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
Her professional career abruptly froze after a midgame traumatic brain injury in 2010.
—Charlotte Hu, Scientific American, 30 July 2024
Leake now plays for the US Women’s CP National Soccer Team alongside athletes with cerebral palsy or who have had a stroke or traumatic brain injury.
—Julia Sullivan, SELF, 16 July 2024
Carter in December denied the government’s first motion to dismiss the case, and in May certified the case as a class action on behalf of all homeless disabled veterans with serious mental illnesses or traumatic brain injuries.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2024
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traumatic brain injury
noun
: an acquired brain injury caused by external force (as a blow to the head sustained in a motor vehicle accident or fall or shrapnel or a bullet entering through the skull)
A soldier—or a civilian—can survive the blast without a single penetrating wound and still receive the worst diagnosis: traumatic brain injury, or TBI, the signature injury of the Iraq War.—Michael Mason, Discover
Michael Mason, DiscoverAn unprotected fall, especially if the player is unconscious or his opponent lands on top of him, can result in severe traumatic brain injury.—Michael J. Stuart et al., USA Today
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