How is a damaged brain treated? A traumatic brain injury needs emergency care that aims at Making sure there is enough oxygen: Oxygen will be delivered through a face mask connected to an oxygen cylinder. You may be put on artificial respiration with the help of ventilators. An adequate blood...
While many common causes of injury occur through no fault of another, in other cases the injury may have been preventable if not for thenegligenceor wrongful actions of a third party. In these instances, the law provides a legal framework under tort law where the injured party may recover co...
根据原文第四段a concussion is a type of traumatic (创伤) brain injury caused by a bump,blow,or jolt to the head or hit to the body that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth.脑震荡是一种创伤性脑损伤,由头部撞击、撞击或身体撞击引起,导致头部和大脑快速...
Dr. John Kuluz, director of traumatic brain injury and neurorehabilitation at Miami Children's Hospital, said, "It takes longer than people think to fully recoverfrom a concussion. My experience is that kids who still have symptoms two weeks after a concussion are going to have a very hard ...
“The act of just writing out [traumatic memories] helps you organize your brain where you can cope a lot better,” she says. “It feels much, much safer to manage words on paper than it does to confront tough situations in your brain.” ...
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Blunt force trauma to the head can cause a brain injury. From “mild” concussions to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), the aftermath of your accident may require expensive and continuous medical care. When a head injury is due to another person’s negligence, you may want to pursue ...
Can you recover from homonymous hemianopia?Patients can spontaneously recover from HH, but the probability of such recovery is proportional to the time that has elapsed since the lesion occurred. Reported recovery rates range from 7% to 86% (for a review, see: Sabel and Kasten, 2000)....
According to a study completed at the Helsinki University Hospital Department of Neurosurgery, even patients over the age of 75 may recover from severe traumatic brain injury. This is the first study to describe the results of surgically treated elderly patients with acute subdural hematomas. It is...
A lot of organs wouldn't recover at all after serious damage. But the brain keeps developing through life. At amicroscopic level, you're changing the brain to make new memories every day. This extraordinary kilogram and a half of soft tissue sitting in your skull—with more power and capac...