Non-traumatic injury means that the brain has been damaged by an . There are no cuts or broken bones but a is still very . The name non-traumatic is a bit misleading to some people.
Examples of a non-traumatic brain injury include:
• or which is caused by different bugs known as a or getting to the brain and making us poorly
• where some cells in the brain grow wrong or and form a inside the brain. For more on brain tumours, see the site www.headstrongkids.org.uk
• where some of the die because they didn’t get enough oxygen
• Brain injury through some other part of the body going wrong such as the or . This is sometimes due to an or a
• , where there is problem with the blood supply to the brain (a bit like a plumbing problem).