According to statistics provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), around 1.7 million people suffer from traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) per year due to different reasons. Some common reasons behind these life changing brain injuries include: road accidents, medical negligence, physical assault, and slip and falls. The brain is a highly sensitive organ and even a minor injury can lead to a…
We explain just how serious head injuries are and what they mean for the victim.
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If you’ve ever witnessed a boxing match or a football game, it’s hard to understand how riding a simple bicycle could be the leading sport for traumatic head injuries. However, according to a recent article in the New York Times, it’s true. According to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, cycling...
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According to police, no one was hurt and the driver was the only person in the truck.
Two ambitious new projects aim to find out just how the human brain works
People who have suffered serious head injuries show changes in brain structure resembling those seen in older people, according to a new study.
People who have suffered serious head injuries showed changes in brain structure resembling those seen in older people
Researchers have found an increasing number of football players who died were suffering from chronic brain damage, including a teen from Spring Hill, KS.
With professional football players claiming injuries from years of head trauma, the discussion on the extent of brain injuries and its relationship to depression is now front and center news....
By By Helene Elliott
Nov 25, 2013 | 9:04 PM
VANCOUVER, Canada — Ten former NHL players have claimed in a class-action lawsuit the league was negligent in withholding and misrepresenting information about the consequences of repeated blows to the head, contributing to players' brain injuries and neurological disorders
The lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeks compensatory and punitive…
A study from UCLA has identified master genes that control hundreds of other genes linked to serious diseases, and can be damaged from a head injury.
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By By Gale Holland
Mar 30, 2014 | 9:16 PM
Ten people were injured, one of them critically, in a head-on crash Sunday afternoon on Highway 126 on the outskirts of Fillmore in Ventura County, authorities said
Six victims were taken to hospitals after the 2:11 p.m. accident east of Hopper Canyon Road, a Ventura County Fire spokesman said. The collision, about five miles east of the Fillmore city center, involved four vehicles, he added.
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One woman was taken by helicopter to…
A new study advises that doctors should tell patients with minor concussions to report loss of smell or anxiety in the weeks following their injury.
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