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Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) - ️️injury that occurs after birth and includes injuries caused by external physical forces and those caused by internal insults to the brain Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) - ️️Alternation to brain function caused by external forces What are the 4 types of acquired brain injury? - ️️1. traumatic impact- open 2. traumatic impact- closed 3. traumatic inertial - DAI 4. non-traumatic injuries coup-countercoup injury - ️️with a blow to the head, the initial contusion/ laceration will occur beneath point of impact (coup) and then occur on the contralateral to the site of initial impact (countercoup) Why is brain injury called the "silent epidemic"? - ️️Many deficits caused by brain injury can be invisible (not immediately apparent) What are primary injuries? - ️️the INITIAL damage to the brain as a result of a traumatic event examples: -laceration -contusion -torn blood vessels -acceleration/deceleration (coup/contracoup)