TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI)

Definition

Traumatic Brain Injury means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial function 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 area, 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.