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Mild TBI and alertness?


What's the connection between mTBI and alertness?

TBI causes brain damage obviously in severe cases. A TBI can cause problems with arousal, consciousness, awareness, alertness, and responsiveness. Generally, there are five abnormal states of consciousness that can result from a TBI: stupor, coma, persistent vegetative state, locked-in syndrome, and brain death.
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