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Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is the term given to any injury to
the brain sustained during a person's life.
ABI is a non-progressive acquired injury to the brain with
sudden onset.
• Trauma e.g. a traffic or workplace accident, a fall, an
assault
or a sports injury. The effects on surrounding brain tissue
that may result
from a stroke, brain haemorrhage or brain surgery.
• A viral infection occurring in the brain e.g. encephalitis.
• Lack of oxygen to the brain (hypoxia)
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