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Abstract
A form of acquired brain injury which occurs when a sudden trauma causes damage to the brain.
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- Brain Injuries, Traumatic
- Encephalopathy, Traumatic
- Injury, Brain, Traumatic
- TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)
- TBIs (Traumatic Brain Injuries)
- Trauma, Brain
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Traumatic Encephalopathy
- Brain Injury, Traumatic
- Brain Trauma
- Brain Traumas
- Encephalopathies, Traumatic
- TBI (Traumatic Brain Injuries)
- Traumas, Brain
- Traumatic Encephalopathies
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35 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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History Note
2017; use BRAIN INJURIES 2000-2016
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Traumatic Brain Injuries. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000070642. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000070642
- Traumatic Brain Injuries. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traumatic_brain_injury
- Traumatic Brain Injuries. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1995526