traumatic brain injury

[traw-mat-ik breyn in-juh-ree, truh-mat-ik]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of traumatic brain injury¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

“No other drug has ever been able to alleviate the functional and neuropsychiatric symptoms of traumatic brain injury,” Dr. Nolan Williams, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, said in a statement on the results.

From Los Angeles Times

The psychedelic substance is derived from the iboga plant, and proponents tout its ability to treat addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, or TBI.

From Los Angeles Times

One of those patients suffered a traumatic brain injury in an explosion that killed his comrade.

From BBC

“CTE is not the entire story,” Nowinski said, noting that experts have identified at least 15 other types of changes to the brain that are associated with traumatic brain injury and repetitive traumatic brain injury.

From Los Angeles Times

A 2020 assault in Mongolia left him with a traumatic brain injury that causes seizures and memory loss.

From Los Angeles Times