Definition of "brain damage" []

• Injury to the brain that is caused by various conditions, such as head trauma, inadequate oxygen supply, infection, or intracranial hemorrhage, and that may be associated with a behavioral or functional abnormality. (noun)

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• "If he’s not breathing on his own, we’re talking four minutes from off-the-ventilator to dead, and probably with brain damage setting in before that.”"
• "High-pitched crying after receiving the vaccine, Young said, “may be indicative of brain damage in the recipient child.”"