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Any form of compromise to brain either pre or post birth, congenital or traumatic.
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The human brain is a complex organ about the size of a large grapefruit that allows us to think, move, feel see, hear, taste, and smell. Not surprisingly any injury to the brain can have a substantial impact on who we are and how we function in our environment. The brain is protected in a number of ways. The Blood brain barrier which protects the brain from disease (blood vessels of the central nervous system (CNS) lack the ability to transport large molecules across their walls) by the dura, a tough translucent membrane which covers the brain, and cerebral spinal fluid (CFS) a clear watery liquid that surrounds the brain and inside the skull [18]. However, damage can still occur and the most common ways that this can occur are outline in Fig. 1.
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McKinlay, A. (2011). Brain Damage. In: Goldstein, S., Naglieri, J.A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Child Behavior and Development. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79061-9_408
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