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    What is Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)?

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  • Brain Injury Australia

    Brain Injury Australia (BIA) represents all Australians with acquired brain injury (ABI) whatever the cause. BIA was formed at the first national community-based conference on … View Profile

    Acquired brain injury is a complex and individual condition. The brain can be damaged as a result of an accident, a stroke, alcohol or drug abuse, tumours, poisoning, infection and disease, near drowning, haemorrhage and other neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease.

    The terms head injury, acquired brain injury (ABI), or acquired brain damage (ABD) are used to describe all types of brain damage which occur after birth. Acquired brain injury is distinct from intellectual disability. People with a brain injury may have difficulty controlling, coordinating and communicating their thoughts and actions but generally retain their intellectual abilities.

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