Traumatic Brain Injury
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Traumatic Brain Injury affects millions of Americans each year. Generally Brain Injuries can be divided into 2 types: Focal and Diffuse. Focal lesions are normally associated with blunt force trauma while Diffuse injuries are normally caused by inertial forces, such as car wrecks (auto accidents). Initial trauma can also cause secondary brain injury. How the patient is initially diagnosed and treated can prevent secondary brain injury and determine how the patient may recover. Head injury severity is classified by the Glasgow Coma Scale. Depending on the classification, certain treatment modalities are called for. Care should be exercised in the classification. A CT Scan is the generally accepted diagnostic tool used to assess head trauma.