One of the findings in previous studies regarding motorcycle accidents and motor vehicles was that motorcycles in some cases just aren’t conspicuous enough. Changes in…
Motorcycle injuries are high risk for traumatic brain injuries whether or not the patient was wearing a helmet or not. While helmets are protective to…
Closed head injuries can happen in a traffic accident. A closed head injury is an injury to the brain that happens due to blunt force…
Skull fractures generally go along with head or brain injuries. While the skull is generally a tough bony structure that provides great protection for the…
Kids undergo trauma all the time. In fact, statistics show that trauma from various sources is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children….
Elderly people who are aged 60 years or greater have been found to have an increase in mortality following an isolated traumatic brain injury or…
Brain injuries can be unusual in their presentation. There can be brain injuries due to a fracture of the skull but brain injuries are just…
Traumatic brain injury in children under the age of five can occur when the child falls in the playground, is injured in a motor vehicle…
Post concussive syndrome is a bit complicated as there are a number of symptoms one can get from this disorder, including dizziness and headaches. These…
After an automobile injury, significant fall or major sports injury, some patients can have a c-spine injury such as a c-spine fracture. They can also…
Brainstem Severed in Auto Accidents The brainstem is the deepest and lowest part of the brain. It connects the thinking parts of the brain with…
A post-traumatic headache is a headache caused by a traumatic head injury, such as a fall from a height, a sports-related trauma, or a motor…
A recent study sponsored by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research showed that administration of daily doses of a drug commonly used to…
Study results published in the January 2012 edition of the medical journal Neurology conclude that while “. . . it is possible that intentional heading…
Soft-Tissue Injuries of the Spine and Concussions A recent injury suffered by NHL’s hockey star Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins has brought public attention…
Can Traumatic Brain Injuries be Healed? According to research findings recently published in the Journal of Neurotrauma, scientists discovered that implanted stem cells may be…