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Other forms of acquired brain injury

Image of brain with lobes highlightedMost of the information on this site is written about traumatic brain injury (TBI), but there are many different causes of brain injury. Headway support people with all forms of acquired brain injury (ABI).

Acquired brain injury covers all situations in which brain injury has occurred since birth, and includes traumatic brain injury as well as tumour, stroke, brain haemorrhage and encephalitis, to name a few. The effects are often very similar to those of traumatic brain injury, but there are key differences that make treating and coping with acquired brain injury quite different.

This section gives an overview some of the other forms of acquired brain injury. Use the links on the left to visit the pages that interest you.


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