traumatic brain injury

American  

[traw-mat-ik breyn in-juh-ree, truh-mat-ik] / trɔˈmæt ɪk ˈbreɪn ˌɪn dʒə ri, trəˈmæt ɪk /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. damage to the brain from a source outside the body, such as an object that strikes the head violently or penetrates the skull, which causes symptoms ranging from headache and dizziness to permanent physical or mental disability: TBI

   After the car accident, he was diagnosed with a severe traumatic brain injury that greatly affected his memory and ability to concentrate.

---

Etymology

Origin of traumatic brain injury

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Rahman has autism and is recovering from a traumatic brain injury.

From Los Angeles Times

When they dragged Aliya Rahman, a U.S. citizen recorded telling agents she is autistic with a traumatic brain injury, from her car on the way to a medical appointment, a DHS spokesperson called her an agitator obstructing immigration operations.

From Salon

His cause of death was recorded as traumatic brain injury and a fall.

From BBC

This approach built on the group's earlier work published in Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences USA, which showed that restoring NAD+ balance led to both structural and functional recovery after severe, long-lasting traumatic brain injury.

From Science Daily

When mice with traumatic brain injury received CAQK, their lesion sizes were smaller than those in control mice.

From Science Daily