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===Injury=== [[Brain damage|Injury to the brain]] can manifest in many ways. [[Traumatic brain injury]], for example received in [[contact sport]], after a [[Falling (accident)|fall]], or a [[traffic collision|traffic]] or [[work accident]], can be associated with both immediate and longer-term problems. Immediate problems may include [[intracerebral haemorrhage|bleeding within the brain]], this may compress the brain tissue or damage its blood supply. [[Cerebral contusion|Bruising]] to the brain may occur. Bruising may cause widespread damage to the nerve tracts that can lead to a condition of [[diffuse axonal injury]].<ref name="GE Health">{{cite web|url=http://www.medcyclopaedia.com/library/topics/volume_vi_1/b/BRAIN_INJURY_TRAUMATIC.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110526162429/http://www.medcyclopaedia.com/library/topics/volume_vi_1/b/BRAIN_INJURY_TRAUMATIC.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 26, 2011|title=Brain Injury, Traumatic|publisher=[[General Electric|GE]]|work=Medcyclopaedia}}</ref> A [[skull fracture|fractured skull]], injury to a particular area, [[deafness]], and [[concussion]] are also possible immediate developments. In addition to the site of injury, the opposite side of the brain may be affected, termed a [[Coup contrecoup injury|contrecoup injury]]. Longer-term issues that may develop include [[posttraumatic stress disorder]], and [[hydrocephalus]]. [[Chronic traumatic encephalopathy]] can develop following multiple [[head injury|head injuries]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Dawodu |first1=S.T. |title=Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) β Definition and Pathophysiology: Overview, Epidemiology, Primary Injury |url=http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/326510-overview#a3 |website=Medscape |date=March 9, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409021001/http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/326510-overview#a3 |archive-date=April 9, 2017 }}</ref>
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