Types of ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURIES & CAUSES that BrainSTEPS Supports
The Student's brain injury must be medically documented.
Concussions/Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries
Make BrainSTEPS student referral at 4 weeks post-concussion if symptoms persist.
Causes (but not limited to):
Moderate & Severe Traumatic Brain Injuries
Make a BrainSTEPS student referral immediately, even if the student is still in the hospital or rehabilitation facility. BrainSTEPS can begin their preparation with the school team. The sooner a student is referred to us, the better.
Make BrainSTEPS student referral immediately
Causes (but not limited to):
- Sports
- Recreation Activities (playground, PE class, recess, etc.)
- Falls
- Assault
- Abuse
- Abusive Head Trauma (used to be referred to as Shaken Baby Syndrome)
- Child Abuse/Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
- Gunshot Wound
- Motor Vehicle Crash (ATV, car, go-cart, bus)
- Pedestrian Accident
- Bicycle Accident
- Bomb Blast
- This list is not inclusive
Non-Traumatic Brain Injuries
Make a BrainSTEPS student referral immediately, even if the student is still in the hospital or rehabilitation facility. BrainSTEPS can begin their preparation with the school team. The sooner a student is referred to us, the better
Make BrainSTEPS student referral immediately.
Causes (but not limited to):
- Stroke
- Brain Tumor
- Lack of Oxygen
- Choking
- Lightning Strike
- Electric Shock
- Near Drowning
- Cardiac Arrest
- Diabetic Coma
- Strangulation
- Aneurysm
- Ruptured AVM
- Brain Infection/Virus
- Long-COVID or Neuro-COVID
- Meningitis
- Encephalitis
- Lyme Disease
- PANS/PANDAS
- Toxic Injury
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Lead Poisoning
- Chemical Poisoning
- Lyme Disease
- Mold Exposure
- Seizure Disorder that a child is not born with
- Childhood Cancers that involve Late-Term Chemotherapy & Radiation Effects to the Brain
- Opioid Use/Drug Overdose
- This list is not inclusive