Traumatic Brain Injuries and Acquired Brain Injuries affect about 2.5 million Americans every year. These injuries kill about 50,000 of these victims, and a significant number of these individuals die within two hours.
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Kindly go to setting page and check the option "Place them manually"Since 2006, the number of TBI-related deaths has jumped 53%. Traumatic brain injuries (and even mild concussions) are serious because, as outlined below, they are hard to diagnose and difficult to treat.
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Kindly go to setting page and check the option "Place them manually"Traumatic Brain Injuries kill about 50,000 Americans every year. These injuries are permanent. Once brain cells die, they never regenerate. Doctors may be unable to cure TBIs, but they can treat them. A combination of surgery and physical therapy usually helps victims live normal lives after their injuries.
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Kindly go to setting page and check the option "Place them manually"Traumatic Brain Injuries send about three million people to hospital emergency rooms every year. A significant number of these individuals are treated and released. Often, that is because doctors do not recognize head injury symptoms. Or, they misinterpret the symptoms as shock from an accident, early-onset dementia, or something else.
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Kindly go to setting page and check the option "Place them manually"Simply stated, Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) are unique. These injuries are quite unlike other types of injuries, and not just because of the high fatality rate. Other physical wounds, such as broken bones, may eventually heal, given time and treatment, but a traumatic brain injury is often permanent because once brain cells die, they never […]
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Kindly go to setting page and check the option "Place them manually"With any blow to the head or body, there is a risk of a concussion (a/k/a mild traumatic brain injury or mild TBI). While a mild TBI can occur with a loss of consciousness, they can also occur without a loss of consciousness. A mild TBI is defined as a traumatic brain injury accompanied by […]
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Kindly go to setting page and check the option "Place them manually"It is possible to suffer from a concussion without ever experiencing an impact to your head. A concussion may be caused not only by a direct injury to your head, but also by a whip-lash type injury that causes your head and brain to shake quickly back and forth. It may be from a fall […]
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Kindly go to setting page and check the option "Place them manually"While the connection between traumatic brain injuries and an increased risk of dementia has long been established, a recent study done on a statistically significant group of veterans now demonstrates that even a mild traumatic brain injury – namely a brain injury that does not result in a loss of consciousness – will increase a […]
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Kindly go to setting page and check the option "Place them manually"A Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is the result of either a direct impact to the head or an impact to the body causing whiplash to the brain. It is a common injury in car accidents and slip and fall accidents and is sometimes accompanied by a loss of consciousness or period of confusion that lasts […]
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Kindly go to setting page and check the option "Place them manually"Our brains are complex, mysterious, and vital to our well-being. No trauma to your head should be overlooked as any blow to the head can result in injury or damage to your brain. A concussion or so-called “mild” traumatic brain injury (“TBI”) is typically classified as mild when there is a loss of consciousness for […]
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