NRS 427A.800 - “Traumatic brain injury” defined.

NV Rev Stat § 427A.800 (2019) (N/A)
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As used in this section and NRS 427A.850 and 427A.860, “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; A 2013, 216)