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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a disruption in the brain’s structure or normal function caused by an external physical force or a sudden blow. It results in permanent or temporary impairment in physical, functional, or psychosocial abilities. Traumatic brain injury carries both public health and socioeconomic consequences. A wide variety of treatments are offered to […]

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) results mainly because of a violent and sudden jolt or damage to the brain. This form of acquired injury occurs when the head hits strongly with an object. Some causes of traumatic brain injury include road accidents, sports injuries, falls at home or office, military actions, gunshot wounds, and assaults. Traumatic […]

A violent or sudden blow to the head that causes structural injury or physiological disruption of the brain is known as ‘Traumatic Brain Injury.’ The International Classification of Disease version 10 (ICD-10) is used for the identification of brain injuries. The ICD-10 codes for head injury through codes S00-S09 exclude birth-related injuries. All ICD10 codes […]