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Individuals with exploding head syndrome hear or experience loud imagined noises as they are falling asleep or are waking up, have a strong, often frightened emotional reaction to the sound, and do not report significant pain; around 10% of people also experience visual disturbances like perceiving visual static, lightning, or flashes of light.
A concussion, also known as a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), is a head injury that temporarily affects brain functioning. [8] Symptoms may include headache, dizziness, difficulty with thinking and concentration, sleep disturbances, mood changes, a brief period of memory loss, brief loss of consciousness; problems with balance; nausea; blurred vision; and mood changes.
Ridley was knocked unconscious, with medical professionals declaring it fencing response. Steven went on to have a full recovery, a long career, and became a Super Bowl champion . He has not reported any signs of permanent brain damage since. [14] Kenny Shaw, NCAA football wide receiver for Florida State, September 17, 2011. [15]
Because a patient may have a lucid interval, any significant head trauma is regarded as a medical emergency and receives emergency medical treatment even if the patient is conscious. Delayed cerebral edema , a very serious and potentially fatal condition in which the brain swells dramatically, may follow a lucid interval that occurs after a ...
Immunoreactive axonal profiles are observed as either granular (B, G, H) or more elongated, fusiform (F) swellings in the corpus callosum and the brain stem (H) at 24h post traumatic brain injury. Example of APP immunoreactive neurons (arrow heads) observed in the cortex underneath the impact site (E, G). No APP staining was observed in healthy ...
Authorities are on the hunt for a goon who set off a foot chase that led to the death of an innocent bystander when she was knocked over during the violent pursuit on a Harlem sidewalk last month.
Out-of-control eating that causes shame, regret or health problems is psychiatry’s most recently recognized eating disorder. It’s thought to affect as many as 5% of American adults, most ...
Treatment of the loss of autoregulation of the brain's blood vessels may be difficult or impossible. [29] When SIS occurs, surgery does not help and there is little hope for recovery. [ 23 ] Treatment requires immediate recognition and includes administration of osmotic agents and hyperventilation [ 23 ] in order to lower intracranial pressure.