Acute brain injury is another term for severe brain injury. The medical definition is a brain injury that results in loss of consciousness for 6 hours or more and rates a score of 3 to 8 on the Glasgow Coma Scale.
Glasgow Coma Scale
This is a system used by physicians and other medical personnel to diagnose and assess the symptoms of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). It is a 15 point scale that measures motor responses (muscular movement), verbal responses (speech, sounds) and eye movement.
Scoring:
It is estimated that over 5 million Americans currently live with a TBI disability.
Severe TBIs effect:
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