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1). Epidural and Subdural Hematomas: Dangerous Blood Clots on the Brain By : Gary Cordingley, MD, PhD
To understand epidural and subdural hematomas -- two serious consequences of head injuries -- we need to know the basic anatomy of the brain and its coverings. Imagine an evil carpenter with an electric drill intent on drilling into a person's brain. What layers would the drill encounter in its passage from the outside of the head to its destination?
The drill would pass through the skin and then the skull (braincase) before penetrating a series of three membranes comprising the meninges.
Article Related to: epidural, subdural, hemorrhage, hematoma, bleed, blood clot, trauma, head injury, shaken baby, surgery, operation
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2). How Are Brain Contusions Different from Brain Concussions? By : Gary Cordingley, MD, PhD
For a problem as pervasive as traumatic brain injury one would think that the different forms it can take would be widely known and understood. However, in my practice of community-based neurology I find this is not the case. Patients and their families are seldom familiar with the concepts of cerebral (brain) contusion and concussion, and a common error is to believe that they are basically the same, except that a contusion is a more severe form of a concussion.
Article Related to: cerebral, brain, contusion, concussion, head injury, traumatic brain injury, ct scan, mri, trauma
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4). Types of and Causes of Cerebral Palsy By : smgenie
Definition
Cerebral palsy is not a disease it is a condition. Cerebral refers to the brain and palsy means weakness or lack of muscle control. In addition, cerebral palsy is not a single problem, but a complex disease in which virtually all brain cell types could need repair. Approximately 90 percent of all cases are caused by brain injury during the prenatal period (before labor begins).
Article Related to: cerebral palsy, head injury, brain injury, cp
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