Types of Brain Injuries
From mild concussion to severe trauma, brain injuries vary widely. This category outlines each type, how it occurs, and what parts of the brain are affected. Understanding these differences helps guide treatment and recovery.
Open Head Injury: When the Skull Is Penetrated and the Brain Is Exposed
Learn what happens in an open head injury, how doctors treat skull-penetrating trauma, and what recovery and rehabilitation involve.
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Hypoxic and Anoxic Brain Injury: When the Brain Is Deprived of Oxygen
Learn how oxygen deprivation causes hypoxic or anoxic brain injury, its symptoms, treatment, and recovery process.
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Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Learn about moderate and severe traumatic brain injuries — their causes, symptoms, treatment, complications, and recovery outlook.
Penetrating Brain Injury
Learn about penetrating brain injuries caused by gunshots, blasts, or sharp trauma. Causes, symptoms, treatment, complications, and recovery explained.
Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Learn about acquired brain injuries from stroke, hypoxia, tumors, or infections. Causes, symptoms, treatment, and recovery explained.
Concussion (Mild Traumatic Brain Injury)
Learn about concussions, the most common type of mild brain injury. Symptoms, treatment, recovery tips, and long-term risks explained.
Types of Brain Injuries
Learn about the main types of brain injuries — concussion, moderate to severe TBI, acquired brain injury, and penetrating trauma — with causes, symptoms, and outcomes.