Brain+traumas

​Traumatic brain Injuries



Traumatic bran injury also known as intracranial injury occurs when an outside force traumatically injures the brain. Even though the term head injury mostly refers to traumatic brain injuries it also refers to the damage of structures other than the brain such as the scalp and skull. There are several major causes of traumatic brain injuries the most common being car accidents and falls as well as sports injuries which account for the less serious. Traumatic brain injuries are classified in three ways:
 * 1) The severity of the injury which ranges from mild which may cause a brief change in mental state to the more severe brain injuries which can cause extended periods of unconsciousness or comas as well as permanent mental and physical disabilities and death.
 * 2) The cause of the injury being either a closed head injury where the scalp and scull are intact or penetrating head injury where the head is penetrated at the point of the injury.
 * 3) Other features such as the injury occurring in a specific location or over a widespread area.