To describe:
Someone with a TBI.
Introduction:
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an injury of brain tissue which caused due to a trauma in brain regions. It causes loss of consciousness, feeling of tired, abnormal patterns of sleep, and ringing sensation in ears. More than 138 million people die of traumatic brain injury every day in USA (United States of America). It can be caused due to accidents causing injury to brain. People in age group 14-24 years are more to brain injury as compared to older adults.
To explain:
Injury affecting the life of an individual.
Introduction:
Injury occurs due to destruction of brain regions caused due to trauma or accident. It caused difficulty in locomotion and loss of neuromuscular coordination in brain. Other causes include drinking alcohol, smoking nicotine, intake of drugs and encountering traumatic situations in life.
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