Brain injury often results from a trauma to the head and/or brain Traumatic brain injury can result from a bump to the head or from a force strong enough to cause the brain to bounce against the skull, such as in a motor vehicle crash
The physical damage to brain tissue or structure that occurs before, during, or after birth that is verified by EEG, MRI, CAT, or a similar examination, rather than by observation of performance When caused by an accident, the damage may be called Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)