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ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Nervous System
DEF

An injury to the brain that has occurred since birth.

OBS

An ABI can be direct neurological insult or indirectly via metabolic/systemic illness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Système nerveux
DEF

[...] dommage au cerveau [survenant] après la naissance.

OBS

Les dommages au cerveau peuvent être dus à une blessure traumatique à la tête, à des états comme l'anoxie (manque d'oxygène) ou à une infection.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
  • Sistema nervioso
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