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ShareTraumatic brain injury (TBI), traumatic injuries to the brain, also called intracranial injury, or simply head injury, occurs when a sudden trauma causes brain damage.
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With mild TBI, the patient may remain conscious or may lose consciousness for a few seconds or minutes.
For more information about the topic Traumatic brain injury, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
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