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ABI Defined:

Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is the term given to any injury to the brain sustained during a person's life.

Our definition:

ABI is a non-progressive acquired injury to the brain with sudden onset.

It can occur as a result of:

• 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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