Brain damage, or brain injury, refers to the destruction or loss of brain cells due to an outside force or condition. Brain injuries are categorized into two divisions. Brain damage can either be traumatic or acquired. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is caused by a physical incident such as a fall, accident, or assault. Acquired brain injury (ABI) is caused by a disease or a medical condition.
Traumatic Brain...
Let’s face it, no one likes getting a jury duty request. The first sign that you will heading down the bureaucratic path is when you receive a letter in the mail regarding a trial date and time that you’re expected to arrive. Your name can end up on the prospective juror list if it’s in one or more databases, including voter registrations, utility bills, driver’s licenses and property tax rolls....
When 20th century medicine matured sufficiently to allow people to survive serious brain injuries, it was thought that a sort of “spontaneous recovery” would happen naturally over a period of one to two years. If the family and the physicians could not rehabilitate the patient in that time frame, they often concluded there would be no further recovery.
It became evident over time, however, that the...
lePlayer was in Critical Condition due to Brain Injury
Ryne Dougherty a football player for Montclair High School in New Jersey was in critical condition and will be having a hard time of recovering after sustaining a brain hemorrhage during a game one October Monday, according to school officials.
Being the junior linebacker, Ryne Dougherty had been reportedly collapsed after making a tackle during a...