Traumatic Brain Injury: Diagnosis, Management and Rehabilitation

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a non-degenerative, non-congenital lesion or damage to the brain caused by an external mechanical force. As a result of injury to the brain, the patient may experience a permanent or temporary impairment of cognitive, physical and psychosocial functions due to reduced or altered state of consciousness. TBI can be broadly categorized into closed head injury and open brain injury. Serious blow to the brain wherein an object strikes the head but is not able to b...