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Not all brain injuries fall neatly into the three categories above. For example, a TBI can also be the result of a stroke or seizure, or another incident that deprives the brain of oxygen, like near-drowning. Symptoms of other types of TBIs can include those of both mild and severe TB...
someone around you notices one or more of these warning signs, seek immediate medical attention. Poor public knowledge of stroke warning signs and risk factors limits effective stroke intervention and prevention. Even if stroke symptoms disappear, they are a clear warning that a larger stroke may ...
Edwin's story highlights the difficulty in recognizing the early and often subtle signs and symptoms of stroke (Table 3). In a meta-analysis of research about people's knowledge of the warning signs of stroke, between 10% and 60% of respondents could not identify a single warning sign of ...
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inflammation, malfunction, or destruction of brain cells or brain tissue. A lesion may be localized to one part of the brain, or it may be widespread. The initial damage may be so small as to not produce any initial symptoms but progresses over time to cause obvious physical and mental ...
Infarction refers to death of tissue. A cerebral infarction, or stroke, is a brain lesion in which a cluster of brain cells die when they don't get enough blood. Recognize thesigns and symptoms of a stroke. Cerebral palsy:This type of brain lesion occurs when ababyis still in the mother...
Stroke.If blood flow and oxygen suddenly can't reach an area of your brain, the cells there can quickly become damaged. The body part (like an arm or leg) that's controlled by that brain area may no longer function properly. Strokes can cause symptoms such as: ...
Brain SPECT imaging is a powerful and sensitive tool for understanding brain involvement especially in certain clinical conditions, such as in patients with subtle neurological symptoms and signs. It is also a useful modality for evaluating the effects of treatment [13]. In the present pilot study...
SIGNS OF ALTERED BRAIN FUNCTION: 1. Any period of a complete loss of, or decreased, consciousness. 2. Any loss of memory related to events occurring immediately before or after the injury. 3. Neurologic deficits such as muscle weakness, loss of balance and coordination, disruption of vision,...