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| DEFINITION: | An acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child's educational performance. The term applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. The term does not include brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or brain injuries induced by birth trauma. |
| HELPFUL LINKS | Brain Injury Resource Center - http://www.headinjury.com/ Coma Waiting Page - http://www.waiting.com eMedicine - Vein of Galen Malformation - http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic538.htm Frequently Askd Questions About Head Injury - http://www.texoma.com/business/biotech/thia-faq.htm NeurologyChannel.com - http://www.neurologychannel.com/coma Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) - www.biausa.org Centre for Neuro Skills (CNS) - www.neuroskills.com Kansas Neurologic Disabilities Support Project - www.kstbi.org Lash and Associates Publishing/Training - www.lapublishing.com National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) - www.nichcy.org National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA) - www.nashia.org |
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