A traumatic brain injury (TBI) refers to brain dysfunction that typically develops when the head suffers a forceful hit or blow. TBIs are most common during car crashes and sports accidents and can cause emotional, physical, and cognitive well-being problems. The symptoms can range from mild to severe, depending on the type and severity of the TBI. Some TBIs can be fully healed in a short period of time, while others can take a significantly longer time to heal. Visit a Practitioner After a ... [Read More]
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Understanding the Link Between Seizures and Brain Tumors
The connection between seizures and brain tumors is best explained through the prevalence of brain tumor-related seizures— more than one-third of people diagnosed with a brain tumor will experience a seizure at least once. While considered the earliest symptom of a brain tumor, seizures can also happen as a result of a stroke, brain infection such as meningitis, or closed head injury. A thorough diagnostic evaluation can therefore differentiate between a brain tumor and other neurological ... [Read More]
Causes of Aneurysms
You have probably heard the aneurysm sometime in your life. But do you know what an aneurysm really is? Aneurysms are defects in the blood vessels that supply the brain with blood. An aneurysm occurs when a part of the blood vessel wall weakens and starts to swell up or widen abnormally. In many cases, the swelling has no recognizable symptoms. Aneurysms can happen in a lot of places including the heart, leg, intestine, spleen, and brain. What is a Cerebral Aneurysm? Aneurysms that happen in ... [Read More]
Football and Head Trauma: What Can You Do to Prevent It?
Risk of head trauma is forcing many parents, coaches, leagues, and athletes to reconsider whether playing tackle football is worth the implications of sustaining a long-term injury in lieu of scoring a W in the win column. If you, a child, or a loved one plays football, or you coach or support any team or league, knowing about concussion and head trauma, the risks and how to avert them, may not only prevent injuries from occurring but may also may curb or even eliminate the long-term ... [Read More]
The Full Guide to Concussions
Thanks to the controversy swirling around the National Football League and its players, the subject of concussions has gotten a lot of attention lately. A concussion is a traumatic head injury that affects your brain function and the more you know about it, the better you can protect yourself or deal with the condition if it ever happens to you or someone you care about. Concussions are usually caused by a blow to the head, often while participating in a contact sport or when involved in an ... [Read More]
