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<strong>COSIG</strong> Co-Occurring Disorders Conference, Hershey PA, May 15-17, 2006<br />

Acquired Brain Injury:<br />

Characteristics, Programming<br />

Considerations, Screening and<br />

Diagnostics<br />

What is Acquired Brain Injury<br />

(ABI)?<br />

13 th Pennsylvania Conference on Co – Occurring<br />

Disorders<br />

May 16, 2006<br />

Scott R. Peters<br />

Three Types of Brain Injury<br />

Occur<br />

• Closed brain injury<br />

• Open brain injury<br />

• Acquired brain injury<br />

Closed Brain Injury<br />

• Resulting from falls, motor vehicle crashes, etc.<br />

• Focal damage and diffuse damage to axons<br />

• Effects tend to be broad (diffuse)<br />

• No penetration to the skull<br />

Types of Closed Brain Injury<br />

Hematoma<br />

Concussion<br />

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