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Kent Cochrane was born on August 5, 1951, as the oldest of five children. They grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, Ontario.After attending a community college to study business administration, he obtained a quality control job at a manufacturing plant, which he held until the time of his motorcycle accident.
This category is for people who have experienced traumatic brain injuries and did not die of it, either as an immediate or near-immediate result. The distinction is whether the individual survived long enough to manifest behavioral alterations or impairment. Over time, they may or may not have appeared to completely recover from the injury.
Lev Alexandrovich Zasetsky (9 August 1920 – 9 September 1993) was a patient who was treated by Soviet neuropsychologist Alexander Luria.Zasetsky suffered a severe brain injury, losing his ability to read, write, and speak (retrieving desired words was particularly difficult), and suffering impaired vision, memory, and other functions.
He was appointed Doctor of Medical Sciences in 1943 and Professor in 1944. Of specific importance for Luria was that he was assigned by the government to care for nearly 800 hospitalized patients with traumatic brain injury caused by the war. [15] Luria's treatment methods dealt with a wide range of emotional and intellectual dysfunctions. [15]
Over time, they may or may not have appeared to completely recover from the injury. People with traumatic brain injuries due to exogenous forces should be subcategorized in Category:People with traumatic brain injuries. People with non-traumatic brain injuries should be subcategorized in Category:People with hypoxic and ischemic brain injuries.
A traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known as an intracranial injury, is an injury to the brain caused by an external force. TBI can be classified based on severity ranging from mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI/concussion) to severe traumatic brain injury. [ 5 ]
Weeks later, more than 100 troops were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries. Dozens were eventually awarded the Purple Heart, including one retired major interviewed by States Newsroom in May.
Prognosis, or the likely progress of a disorder, depends on the nature, location, and cause of the brain damage (see Traumatic brain injury, Focal and diffuse brain injury, Primary and secondary brain injury). In children with uncomplicated minor head injuries the risk of intracranial bleeding over the next year is rare at 2 cases per 1 million ...