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Closed head injuries are the most common type of head trauma. Closed head injuries are any injury to the brain that does not break the skull or penetrate the brain.
The damage to the brain in closed head injuries is caused by the brain moving in the skull cavity, bruising the brain and causing headache, loss of consciousness, altered mental status or swelling of the brain. Concussion is the most common type of closed head injury. Car accidents and sports injuries are frequently the cause of closed head injury.
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