The ABI/TBI Quiz: An Overview
3. According to the Federal definition, the term TBI does not apply to which of the following:
Answer: (d.) brain infections.
According to the Federal Register (Vol. 57, No. 189, p. 44802, Tuesday, September 29, 1992), "Traumatic Brain Injury" means 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 apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or brain injuries induced by birth trauma. Furthermore, in the Comments and Discussion section of the Federal Register (Vol. 57, No. 189, p. 44842, Tuesday, September 29, 1992) it is stated that "The definition of traumatic brain injury does include an acquired injury to the brain caused by the external physical force of near-drowning.
Both open and closed head injuries can result in traumatic brain injury.
