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DEFINITION OF ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY
An acquired brain injury is damage to the brain which occurs after birth and is not related to:
- a genetic disorder
- a developmental disability (e.g. Down's syndrome), or
- a process which progressively damages the brain (e.g. Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis).
[See Appendix 1]
The damage may be caused by:
- a traumatic event (i.e. from an outside force, as a result of a motor vehicle collision, fall, assault or sports injury)
- a non-traumatic event (i.e. through a medical problem or disease which causes damage to the brain, such as stroke, aneurysm, infection of the brain, tumour, etc.)
[See Appendix 2]
 Definition of Acquired Brain Injury
Appendix I
Congenital Development Problems:
(not considered ABI)
- Cerebral Palsy
- Autism (Pervasive Developmental Disorder)
- Developmental Delay
- Down's Syndrome (21 Chromosomal Abnormalities)
- Spina Bifida with hydrocephalus
- Muscular Dystrophy
Progressive Processes/Diseases:
(not considered ABI)
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Pick's Disease
- Dementing Processes
- Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Parkinson's Disease and Similar Movement Disorders
- Huntington's Disease
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Appendix II
Non-Traumatic Causes of ABI:
- Anoxia
- Aneurysm and Vascular Malformations
- Brain Tumours
- Encephalitis
- Meningitis
- Metabolic Encephalopathies
- Stroke with Cognitive Disabilities (eligibility for service may depend on clients needs/goals)
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