About traumatic brain injury

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is an injury to the brain caused by a trauma to the head (head injury). There are many possible causes, including road traffic accidents, assaults, falls and accidents at home or at work.

Effects and recovery

The effects of a traumatic brain injury can be wide ranging, and depend on a number of factors such as the type, location and severity of injury. You can read more about the symptoms in the 'Effects of brain injury' section, using the links on the left or right.

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This section gives an overview of traumatic brain injury. You can read a description of the pages in this section below, and use the links on the left to visit those that interest you.

In this section

• What happens in a TBI - Explains the different injuries and events that can cause damage to the brain.
• Injury severity - Brain injury is often categorised as minor, moderate or severe. This page explains how this is assessed by the medical team, and the effect this has on the recovery process.
• Minor brain injury / minor head injury / concussion
• Moderate brain injury
• Severe brain injury
• Coma and persistent vegetative state - Unconsciousness follows traumatic brain injury, whether for a few seconds or for a few weeks, and is the most typical symptom of a head injury.