Head or Brain Injury in Children
Thursday, June 24th, 2010“Head injury” is a broad term relating to a wide array of injuries, including those affecting the scalp, brain, skull, and surrounding nerve and tissue.
Archive for the ‘Brain Injury’ Category
Facts about Brain Injury
Tuesday, July 7th, 20091.5 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury each year. More than 50,000 people die every year as a result of a traumatic brain injury. 22% of persons with severe traumatic brain injury die. Every 21 seconds, one person in the United States sustains a traumatic brain injury. An estimated 5.3 million Americans – a [...]
Link Between Sports Concussions and Serious Brain Injury Established
Monday, February 9th, 2009The link between repeated concussions such as those suffered in football and serious, life threatening brain injury has been further supported by a recent study. Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine have found that the brains of deceased football players show evidence of serious brain injury. The brains, examined microscopically, show chronic traumatic encephalopathy [...]
