Abstract
TBI is defined as an alteration in brain function, or other evidence of brain pathology, caused by an external force.
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ACRM (American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine), LOC (level of consciousness), MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), PTA (posttraumatic amnesia), PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder), TBI (traumatic brain injury), UK (United Kingdom)Purchase one-time access:
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Supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, and the Defense Centers of Excellence, the Medical Research Council (RG46503), the National Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom (RG53668), the BOC Professorship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RG42458), the NIH-NINDS (NS 062778A, NS 059032-01, TW 007262-01), the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation, the Division of Emergency Neurosciences, Department of Emergency Medicine at Emory University, the NIH-NINDS (NS 42691), and the Flemish Institute for promoting Innovation in Science and Technology.
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