The nature of the relationships between severe traumatic head injuries and subsequent emergence of psychotic psychopathology remains unclear, especially in cases where the temporal interval separating them is long. In this paper we present the case of a 18-years old male patient, who suffered a ...
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Watch Tom Schimmerling Talk About Traumatic Brain Injury CasesIf the victim does not seek immediate treatment, he may sustain further injuries, such as paralysis, seizures, or coma. Anyone who has suffered a blow to the head or encountered a whiplash-like injury should have a medical ...
It’s important to remember that many cases of mTBI in children are caused by the negligence of others, such as in car accidents.If your child or someone close to you has experienced a traumatic brain injury due to another person’s carelessness, you may be facing a long and difficult ...
TBI has taken place. In many cases, the symptoms may be so slight as to escape the victim’s notice, but if treatment is not available, further injury can develop. Often the symptoms may be delayed for many hours, until swelling in the brain reaches a point that if affects the victim....
“bounce back” and collide with the opposite side of the skull. At the neuronal level, blow strong enough to create a concussion has the effect of twisting or stretching of the axons, which in turn creates swelling. In many cases, the swelling will subside and the neuron may return to ...
Head-injury cases were defined as physical injury to the head and scalp, including the frontal area, because these regions overlay the brain and injury to these areas has the potential for associated intracerebral injury. Nonhead-injury cases had trauma to other regions of the body exclusive of...
Brain cells that are damaged or die after a traumatic brain injury usually don’t heal or come back to life. But that doesn’t mean you can’t recover. In some cases, especially with younger people, other areas of the brain can “make up for” the areas that were damaged by the TBI...
When a patient arrives for treatment the medical staff typically uses the Glasgow Coma Scale, a 15-point test, to determine the initial severity of a brain injury. The test is performed by checking a person's ability to follow directions and move their eyes and limbs. Clarity of speech is...
Those with a traumatic brain injury may be unable to return to their former lifestyle or previous employment. This can put an immense financial strain on family members who must now find a way to cope with these losses. All traumatic brain injury cases are handled on a contingency basis, me...