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Brain injury can occur at the site of impact, but can also be at the opposite side of the skull due to a contrecoup effect (the impact to the head can cause the brain to move within the skull, causing the brain to impact the interior of the skull opposite the head-impact). While impact on the brain at the same site of injury to the skull is the ...
Kris Armstrong's first husband, Brandon Smith, suffered a traumatic brain injury that left him with severe disabilities. ... A year later, Kris, 40, is reflecting on their lives today and says the ...
Years after initial injuries [2] Causes: Repeated head injuries [1] Risk factors: Contact sports, military service, repeated banging of the head [1] Diagnostic method: Autopsy [1] Differential diagnosis: Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease [3] Treatment: Supportive care [3] Prognosis: Worsens over time [2] Frequency: Uncertain [2]
Mild brain injury-related factors that increase the risk for persisting post-concussion symptoms include an injury associated with acute headache, dizziness, or nausea; an acute Glasgow Coma Score of 13 or 14; and having another head injury before recovering from the first. [16]
Brain injury; Other names: Brain damage, neurotrauma: A CT of the head years after a traumatic brain injury showing an empty space where the damage occurred, marked by the arrow: Specialty: Neurology: Symptoms: Depending on brain area injured: Types: Acquired brain injury (ABI), traumatic brain injury (TBI), focal or diffuse, primary and secondary
In one study of 100 children with headache, eight years later 44% of those with tension headache and 28% of those with migraines were headache free. [91] In another study of people with chronic daily headache, 75% did not have chronic daily headaches two years later, and 88% did not have chronic daily headaches eight years later. [92]
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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.