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.

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Etymology

Origin of traumatic brain injury

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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

Athanasios Alexandris and colleagues at Johns Hopkins University used mice to study what happens inside the visual system after traumatic brain injury.

From Science Daily

Then, in May, Brian Bieber, Mr Jeffries' criminal defence lawyer, said his client had been evaluated by doctors who determined he had Alzheimer's disease, Lewy Body disease, and the residual effects of a traumatic brain injury requiring around-the-clock care, which was supported by two medical experts.

From BBC

Mr Bennett said a medical report found Mrs Thornton-Sandy's cause of death was tension pneumothorax and traumatic brain injury.

From BBC