The Brain Injury Dictionary

Common and uncommon terms and acronyms to help navigate the complex world of brain injury.

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Medical Providers

Audiologist
Mental Health Counselor
Neurologist
Neurosurgeon
Occupational Therapist (OT)
Otolaryngologist
Physical Therapist (PT)
Recreation Therapist
Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)
Clinical Psychologist
Neuro-Optometrist
Neuropsychologist
Occupational Medicine Physician
Ophthalmologist
Physiatrist
Psychiatrist
Social Worker
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
 

Types of Therapy

Floatation Therapy
Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT)
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT)
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)
Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (PEMF)
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
 

Symptoms

Aphasia
Epilepsy
Intracranial Hypertension (IH)
Neurostorming
Post-Traumatic Amnesia (PTA)
Confabulation
Hemiplegia
Medically Induced Coma
Paraplegia
Status Epilepticus
 

Types of Brain Injury

Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Cerebral Contusion
Encephalitis
Non-Traumatic Brain Injury (NTBI)
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Anoxic Brain Injury
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
Hypoxic Brain Injury
Toxic Brain Injury (Toxic Encephalopathy)
 

Brain Anatomy

Brain Stem
Frontal Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Cingulate Cortex
Occipital Lobe
Temporal Lobe
 

More Terms

Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
Working Memory
Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
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