Types of Brain Injuries

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.

Closed Head Injury: How the Brain Can Suffer Without a Skull Fracture

Learn how closed head injuries damage the brain without a skull fracture — causes, symptoms, treatment, and recovery steps.

Types of Brain Injuries

Diffuse Axonal Injury: One of the Most Severe Forms of Brain Trauma

Learn what happens in diffuse axonal injury — how nerve fibers tear, what symptoms follow, and what recovery from this severe brain trauma involves.

Types of Brain Injuries

Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Learn about moderate and severe traumatic brain injuries — their causes, symptoms, treatment, complications, and recovery outlook.

Types of Brain Injuries

Penetrating Brain Injury

Learn about penetrating brain injuries caused by gunshots, blasts, or sharp trauma. Causes, symptoms, treatment, complications, and recovery explained.

Types of Brain Injuries

Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)

Learn about acquired brain injuries from stroke, hypoxia, tumors, or infections. Causes, symptoms, treatment, and recovery explained.

Types of Brain Injuries

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.