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

Open Brain Injury<br />

• Results from bullet wounds, etc.<br />

• Largely focal damage<br />

• Penetration of the skull<br />

• Effects can be just as serious<br />

• Aneurysm<br />

Acquired Brain Injury<br />

What Happens Immediately<br />

After ABI?<br />

• Cardiac arrest<br />

• Tumor<br />

• Encephalitis<br />

• Anoxia / Hypoxia<br />

• Toxic Poisoning<br />

ABI: A Biological Event Within<br />

the Brain<br />

• Tissue Damage<br />

• Bleeding<br />

• Swelling<br />

• Space Occupying Deficit<br />

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