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Brain Injury
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Definition:
Traumatic or Acquired Brain Injury - The impairment of normal brain function due to a neurological insult, such as: open or closed brain injury (TBI), select cerebral vascular lesion(s) (i.e., aneurysm, hemorrhage, brain stem stroke), hypoxic event, intracranial tumor, or select neurological diseases (i.e., encephalopathy).
Brain Injury Program
- Neuro-Trauma Services
- Neuro ICU
- Acute Rehabilitation
- Outpatient Rehabilitation
- Neuropsychology
- Neurology
- Physiatry
- Education & Training
- Information & Referral
- TBI Trauma Protocol
- Brain Injury Protocol
- TBI Research Group
- Survivor Group - New Lift II
- "On-Track" collaboration with Mt. Diablo School District's community-based day program.
Call (925) 941-5050 for more information
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For more information:
Concussion:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Concussion Resources:
- Facts About Concussion and Brain Injury, 1999 (1.1mb)
- Información Acerca de la Lesión Cerebral Leve, 2002 (336kb)
- Heads Up: Preventing Head Injuries, 2002 (169kb)
- Heads Up in Sports - Concussion Guide (708kb)
Brain Injury:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Brain Injury Resources:Other:
- Brain Injury Protocol (152kb)
- PROTOCOLO DE LESIÓN CEREBRAL (182kb)
- Predictors of Functional Outcome in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (224kb)
- Sport Concussion Assessment Tool - Part 1 (544kb)
- Sport Concussion Assessment Tool - Part 2 (120kb)