Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is damage to the brain caused by an outside force. It is a very common brain condition. In 2010, there were about 2.5 million TBI-related deaths, hospitalizations and emergency room visits, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and ...
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the most frequent cause of death in children and young adults in the United States. Besides emergency neurosurgical procedures, there are few medical treatment options to improve recovery in people who have experienced a TBI. Management of patients who survive TBI ...
Traumatic brain injury in the child. Exposure to environmental toxins, like mold or lead. Maternal stress and psychosocial adversity during pregnancy.TreatmentsGood news: There are established treatments for ADHD, and more are being tested. Which treatment or, more likely, what combination of treatmen...
During that time, we have obtained many successful verdicts and settlements in traumatic brain injury (TBI) claims, several of which remain among the largest ever recorded in the nation. In one such case, attorney Deborah J. Gander represented the child of a U.S. Navy service...
There are many potential causes of brain damage, from maternal infections that impact fetal development to lack of oxygen during labor and delivery to an accident that causes traumatic brain injury in a baby. The causes can be broadly categorized as congenital and acquired. Congenital causes occur...
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the most frequent cause of death in children and young adults in the United States. Besides emergency neurosurgical procedures, there are few medical treatment options to improve recovery in people who have experienced a TBI. Management of patients who survive TBI ...
Traumatic brain injury caused by a blow to the head or by violent shaking of the upper body may also cause brain damage and mental retardation in children. Environmental factors Ignored or neglected infants who are not provided with the mental and physical stimulation required for normal ...
Head injuries, especially severe traumatic brain injuries, increase risk for ADHD, according to a 2021 review of 24 studies that included 12,374 children.24 Head injuries and ADHD share a complicated chicken-and-egg relationship, as ADHD itself increases risk for head trauma.25Children with ADHD...
OBJECTIVE\nThe phenotype of patients who suffer fatal traumatic brain injury (TBI) is poorly characterized. The authors examined the external causes, contributing diseases, and preinjury medication in adult patients with fatal TBI in a nationwide Finnish cohort.METHODS\nDeaths caused by TBIs ...
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) promotes neural stem/progenitor cell (NSC) proliferation in an attempt to initiate innate repair mechanisms. However, all immature neurons in the CNS are required to migrate from their birthplace to their final destination to