Brain Injury
What Is an Anoxic Brain Injury?
The body is a complex machine, and perhaps no part of the body is more complex than the central nervous system – specifically the brain. The brain controls every aspect of our body, and it is composed of blood vessels, fat, and nerves. It is critical that this complex organ is well taken care of,…
Read MoreNot All Pranks Are Fail Proof; Some Can Cause Serious Brain Trauma
Pranks can be fun. Especially harmless ones. Putting jelly on a doorknob is hilarious. Laying a whoopie cushion down before someone sits is a barrel of laughs. But the TV show Jackass’ stars Steve-O and Chris Pontius take pranking to an extremely different and dangerous level. In one of their many pranks, the two jokesters…
Read MoreBob Saget’s Death – Why You Shouldn’t Ignore a Bump to the Head
It is always a tragedy when a beloved celebrity dies unexpectedly. Bob Saget was only 65 years old when he was found dead in his hotel room on January 9th of this year. No one could understand what had happened to the seemingly healthy man; but when the coroner gave his report, the reason for…
Read MoreWhat Kinds of Brain Injuries Are Caused by Medical Malpractice?
Medical malpractice is a complex topic because it can refer to many different scenarios. However, each of those scenarios has at least one thing in common; a mistake was made that could have been prevented with a more experienced professional or closer attention to detail. In other words, malpractice occurs when medical professionals are negligent…
Read MoreHow Do You Know if Your Child Suffers a Brain Injury?
Kids say the darndest things. Young children seem to have a knack for picking up the smallest details and repeating them at the worst possible time. Often, it’s a simple misunderstanding – kids just don’t have the communication skills to say exactly what they mean and don’t understand the power of language. Unfortunately, this can…
Read MoreWhen Neurology and Psychology Intersect
It’s no secret that the brain, and all matters pertaining to it, is complicated. After all, it is essentially a gooey supercomputer powering these containers we call bodies. We still don’t understand every single facet of how the brain works – and just the implications of that sentence are enough to give you an ironic…
Read MoreTBIs and Magic Mushrooms: An Unlikely Pair
Psychedelics such as mushrooms, LSD, MDMA, and more used to be all the rage amongst young partygoers before fading into the relative background with the new millennium. Now, though, they seem to be returning — and not just in the obvious way. Scientists around the world are studying their properties for medicinal therapy. The idea…
Read MoreRapid Blood Test Could Help Detect Brain Injury
In what could be a breakthrough regarding the detection of traumatic brain injuries (TBI), Abbott has announced that a blood test it is developing might be able to detect mild TBI in patients even if a CT scan could not. The news of this study first broke in August 2019 but Abbott recently announced in…
Read MoreWhat Is Post-Concussion Syndrome?
Anyone who has ever had their head clocked against something hard knows what it’s like to see stars, as well as a bad headache for the effort. And, if you’ve ever hit your head to that extent, the first thing most people tell you is to keep alert to the signs of concussion. A concussion…
Read MoreRevisiting Traumatic Brain Injury and the Risk of Dementia
Millions of people are affected by traumatic brain injury (TBI). This type of injury occurs when the head is impacted by an outside force that causes the brain to move inside of the skull, causing negative effects on the brain’s ability to function properly. According to the CDC, although the age-adjusted hospitalization rates for TBI…
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