Brain damage or brain injury (BI) is the destruction or degeneration of brain cells . Brain injuries occur due to a wide range of internal and external factors. A common category with the greatest number of injuries is traumatic brain injury (TBI) following physical trauma or head injury from an outside source, and the term acquired brain injury (ABI) is used in appropriate circles, to differentiate brain injuries occurring after birth , from injury due to a disorder or congenital malady .
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my daughter is 6 weeks old, i pick her up by her armpits and put her down that way but i make sure i have my fingertips behind her head picking her up and my hand behind her head putting her down because i dont...
Hello, This is for my 82 yrs old Grandmother. About 6 months ago while coming up the stairs had terrible pain in her head/neck/jaw area. This went on for a couple hours, She couldn't stand it, so at this time she...
my grandmother had surgery to remove cancer about 50 days ago. She also had other complications and has been in a drug induced coma ever since her first surgery. Recently she suffered cardiac arrest and quit breathing and her heart quit and she...
I am on diabetic and high bp treatment. Recently in my blood examination, it was found that my serum creatinine level has gone up to the level of 2.1. I am taking following medicines.
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My mother is around 59 years old. few months back she had a stroke. one month back she had some vestibular balance disorder problem also. still now she is little bit shaky while walking. current bloor pressure stays...
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Just a question regarding SpO2 numbers. If someone has a standing up(vertical position) SpO2 value below the normal range say...95% (normal being 96%-99%) and a lying down-horizontal value between...
what could cause bruises on left hand that dont hurt?
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i suffer from constant calf muscle pain daily i also suffer from sleep apnea are they related every morning for past 5years i have been experencing pain in my calfs only very sore
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Can some one please tell me what this statement means as a result of mri's i had done last week "Scattered foci of FLAIR hyperintensity are seen in the right frontal and periventricular white matter. Findings are...
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User : hi doctor , my daughter suddenly is not able to walk and stand due to gait disturbance and doctor here told me that she is suffering from viral cerebilities . already a.5 months already been...
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User : I have a brain related question. I'm using a vacuum helmet to increase bloodflow to the scalp and promote hair regrowth. Could it cause brain damage due to high intra cranial pressures?
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im 27 nearly 28, ive had a few scares which i dont really know how to describe but theyre similar to the symptoms one would have for a stroke , im just curious now
My 5 year old son was pushed into a picnic table in school, last week of April 2012. He had a scan done and everything seemed OK, however they were not to sure if he had a tiny fracture on the eye socket on his left eye, top right where it is thinnest. My question is it has been a few months now and he still has a bruise under his eye, will this...
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Hello doctor, A close friend of the family recently had a heart attack and was put into a medically induced coma . I read some basic info on it and why it is done. Now my main question is why do patients have seizures during these types of comas and how does affect the brain? Is it normal for the siezures to occur? What are the chances of her...
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symptoms: hotness, dizziness , lack of sleep , headaches , and no energy. everytime i get up to do something i feel like i m going to pass out. i ve been stressed, my dad passed away in january and a week after i was in the hospital to get my lip ring removed cause the guy pierced through a vein and i lost an enormous amount of blood . also i m...
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can a seizure happen again to a patient who once have it because of postpartum eclampsia? thanks... Or IF NOT HAVING ANOTHER BIRTH , will seizure happen again?? thanks doc ..
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I am suffering from high blood pressure since 10 year,Blood Pressure may high many Time, as i am taking medicine Amlodipin 2.5mg+Metosartan25mg regularly.All reports are ok.In office I feel my beating with high speed,B.P goes high.Becouse of this I am unable to do job.my family also in tension . Pl.Give me advice/medicine. Regards, Amjad Zia...
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Hi my baby boy Rayan 9 month old has significant brain damage during his birth(prolong delivery) and lack of oxygen as a result he admitted to hospital ICU for about 10days.Now seems like everything ok but his spinal cord not working such as, can’t roll over, seat, move even not strong his neck. Doctor said there is no hope it will remain the...
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hello. my mother had fallen from a few steps couple of weeks ago. She had hurt her head. Couple of days ago (12 days after the accident), she started experiencing very severe dizziness . She did MRI and the doctor confirmed there was no damage to the brain but her inner ear was affected. Could this be BPPV? Would she have a normal life in that...
Hi, I had symptoms of a brain stroke in June and one of the symptoms was numbness which started in my left leg at the back of the knee. I take 300mg aspirin on a daily basis now. Today i woke up and my left knee feels stiiff and I have surface bruises along my shin and at the back of my calf . I have not been doing any major exercise this week...
I have a friend s mother who had a heart attack last thursday,, she stopped breathing , and the paramedics, did cpr and brought her back, now they have found that she some brain damage , and she is bleeding from her nose. I feel that it does not look good, God is a healer and I know that he can do all things, but what do you think?
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