Acquired Brain Disabilities
Basic Information

• Results from an external cause: accident, illness, or drugs
  * Reduces the brain's ability to function

• Two most common causes: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Stroke

• Any function of the brain may be involved: perception, language, memory, problem-solving, abstract reasoning, or motor skills

• Brain injury results in three major types of impairments:
  1. Physical problems (paralysis);
  2. Cognitive impairments (thinking and comprehending);
  3. Behavior disorders

• Great variability in effects on different individuals