Injury or Poisoning
brain injury
brain in·ju·ry [ breyn in-juh-ree ]
Subclass of:
Craniocerebral Trauma; Brain Diseases
Definitions related to brain injuries:
  • (brain injury) Damage inflicted to the brain; may be acute or chronic.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Acute and chronic (see also BRAIN INJURIES, CHRONIC) injuries to the brain, including the cerebral hemispheres, CEREBELLUM, and BRAIN STEM. Clinical manifestations depend on the nature of injury. Diffuse trauma to the brain is frequently associated with DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY or COMA, POST-TRAUMATIC. Localized injuries may be associated with NEUROBEHAVIORAL MANIFESTATIONS; HEMIPARESIS, or other focal neurologic deficits.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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