Falls are a concern among the elderly. Homes can be made less fall-prone by installing assist devices on walls and in bathrooms. Loose floor coverings such as area rugs should be avoided sincewalkingfrom one floor covering to another increases the risk of falls. If needed, canes and walkers ...
Ependymal cells produce CSF (cerebrospinal fluid), which is located within the ventricles of the brain and in the subarachnoid space that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. Aside from allowing the brain to float in the skull, CSF acts as a cushion against traumaand also helps wash away some...
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Acute: This type develops quickly and is linked to a death rate that ranges from about 37% to 90%. People who survive an acute subdural bleed often have permanent brain damage. This type of brain hemorrhage can happen after a hit to the head from a fall, car crash, sports accident, wh...
NATIONAL HORROR JOCKEY GOES HOME; Brain-Bleed Peter Released after Aintree FallThe Mirror (London, England)
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an associate professor in the departments of neurosurgery and biomedical informatics at the State University of New York, Buffalo. "These hematomas often form in the elderly because as we age, the brain shrinks and pulls away from the inside of the skull, stretching the veins that form a brid...
— elderly CAUSES Blunt or penetrating Falls (most common cause) MVC (cause of most TBI deaths) violence and assaults industrial accidents sport Consider: NAI in children elder abuse domestic violence PRIMARY INJURY Primary injury occurs at the time of the traumatic incident ...
Efforts to determine pre-injury cognitive status may improve the ability to diagnose mTBI and possible alteration in mental status associated with the condition. Imaging and observation may be indicated to rule out an intracranial bleed acutely. Clinical outcomes after mTBI are generally positive in ...
Dr. Edward Laws, chairman of neurosurgery at George Washington University Hospital, said it would not be surprising if the jolt from a fall, particularly with an elderly person, would cause a collection of fluid on the brain. “This is usually because a little blood vessel gets torn and caus...