Creator: Dr. Varshini Jayaraman
Keywords: head injury, traumatic brain injury (TBI), brain, brain damage, disability, head injury risk, Brain Injury Association of America, consciousness, cognitive function, behavior, function, Phineas Gage, railway worker, explosive, tamping iron, explosion, accident, personality disorder, brain function, brain anatomy, brain physiology, hospital, public health problem, global burden, acquired brain injury, brain injury rehabilitation, brain and head injury

Written by Dr. Varshini Jayaraman, Ph.D. |

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond) on Aug 10, 2020

References for Head Injury / Brain Injury

Author: Ms. Varshini Jayaraman

Editor: Dr. Sunil Shroff

Published on Sep 13, 2013
Last Updated on Aug 10, 2020

Comments

TripleT Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Once I was about 9 in a half I was doing gymnastics class, and I was doing a back flip on a bar and i started hanging upside down then i feel and broke my neck, chipped my tooth, and broke a growth plate in my head. Now we are looking to have a surgery preformed because, the growth plate dips in my head and pokes my brain.

salah Sunday, February 7, 2010

i got hitt by my dad with a pole on the head that gave me a few months in rehab but i did forgiv my dad

jjjjj Friday, October 23, 2009

I was hit in the frontal lob of head by a van. Feeling head pain,snapping then followed by facial temperature change,sharp pain in eyes,numbness in head, mood swings,confusion,fatigue,pain in teeth and mouth hinge,compound words and slow thinking,slow responce.neck injury damaged nerve c-7, three damaged disks c-5,c-6,c-7, head muscle pain all of these last from hours to days to weeks. what do you think about my problem?

Dr Samie Ullah Sunday, January 4, 2009

it is one of the fields of medical profession which still requires most manpower and resources.

kiki is somthing you aint Saturday, November 22, 2008

It is something that you should not joke about. Seriously.

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