427A.800 - “Traumatic brain injury” defined.
427A.800 “Traumatic brain injury” defined. As used in NRS 427A.800 to 427A.860, inclusive, “traumatic brain injury” means a sudden shock or damage to the brain or its coverings which is not of a degenerative nature and produces an altered state of consciousness or temporarily or permanently impairs the mental, cognitive, behavioral or physical functioning of the brain. The term does not include:
1. A cerebral vascular accident;
2. An aneurism; or
3. A congenital defect.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2393)