Posts tagged brain injuries

• Iraq War Vets with Brain Injuries

  Ed Smith | October 13, 2006 4:05 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  We have lost close to 3,000 American Soldiers in Iraq, there have been about 20,000 wounded soldiers and now President Bush decides to cut the budget that had been set aside for traumatic brain injury centers that would treat these soldiers by half. The president has also cut $190 million from the Department of Veterans Affairs budget for 2007, even though it is currently underfunded and the...

• What is a Cerebral Contusion?

  Ed Smith | October 13, 2006 3:19 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  A cerebral contusion is categorized as bruise or bleeding of the brain. A contusion may be caused by sudden accceleration which causes the brain to jolt.This is usually cased by a forceful blow to the head or when the head comes into forceful contact with an unmoving object. Not only can the brain at point of impact be damaged from the forceful blow, but the opposite side of the brain can also...

• Brain Contusions vs. Brain Concussions

  Ed Smith | October 13, 2006 1:41 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Head trauma can cause brain damage in many ways. What is the difference between a brain contusion and brain concussion? When people experience head injury such as from an auto accident, there are popular misconceptions when comparing contusions to concussions. Are these head injuries the same in severity or is there no verifiable difference between the two conditions? ...

• How to heal from a concussion.

  Ed Smith | October 13, 2006 9:13 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Many of us have seen professional athletes endure concussions. Suffering the effects of concussions have cut short the careers of superstars such as Steve Young of the San Francisco 49ers and Troy Aikman of the Dallas Cowboys. In addition to competitive team sports, auto accidents and slip and falls are a leading cause of concussions and/or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). How does one help...

• Concussions - Common Injury infrequently diagnosed.

  Ed Smith | October 12, 2006 3:51 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  A concussion is a common, yet frequently undiagnosed and unrecognized injury sustained in automobile collisions.In fact, in the United States traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is a leading cause of death for persons under the age of 45. If you or a loved one has endured direct trauma to the head, or been involved in an incident involving indirect trauma to the head, it is critical that you be...