A traumatic brain injury can lead to significant changes in the way that a victim lives his or her life. Once the initial impacts of the injury are handled by the medical team caring for you, there is a good chance that you will need to undergo therapy.Some patients...
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Brain Injury
Second-impact syndrome can be deadly for young concussion victims
Concussions are an all-too-prevalent injury among American youth. Roughly one in five teenagers has suffered from at least one concussion, according to a recent study in the American Journal of Medicine. These injuries commonly happen in sports, bicycle accidents and...
Long-term effects of traumatic brain injury on children
"What will my child be like ten years from now?" That is a question that parents who have a child with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) want answers to. Researchers from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have some idea of the long-term effects of a TBI on...
Young children’s brain injury symptoms
When adults suffer brain injuries, they can typically communicate the symptoms to medical professionals or other adults. They know they don't feel right, they know something is wrong, and they know they need treatment.When young children suffer these injuries, though,...
Pasadena can’t claim immunity for child’s brain damage
The second division Court of Appeal reversed an earlier ruling by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge on May 4, 2017. The lower court's judge had previously decided that the City of Pasadena enjoyed immunity in the case of a young boy who was struck by an errant golf...
Understanding the primary variety of brain injuries
When it comes to traumatic brain injuries, there are those which result from primary injuries and those which are considered to have resulted from secondary factors. Of the two types of primary injuries, there is an open, penetrating type and a closed, non-penetrating...
Trust your instincts if you suspect your child has a brain injury
Kids are generally walking accidents waiting to happen -- falling down and hitting their head a time or two is generally something to be expected. However, there's a big difference between an external head injury and an internal head injury that involves actual damage...
Traumatic brain injuries affect many victims differently
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most common injuries that can occur, often in a car accident or as part of a sports injury. A TBI can change many aspects of a person and the way that they interact with their environment -- often indefinitely. If you or...
Can running help traumatic brain injury?
A study is underway at the University of Kansas to see how intense running will affect someone who is diagnosed with a mild traumatic brain injury.The study participants are injured soldiers stationed at Fort Riley who have suffered mild TBIs. The soldiers' injuries...
Reasons for angry outbursts after a brain injury
Brain injuries are incredibly complex, and they can change an individual's personality significantly. Emotional outbursts may become common. Below are a few reasons why these could occur. Medical Issues Brain injuries heal at different rates and many related medical...