Brain Injury

According to the Centre for Neuro Skills, approximately 2.5 million traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) occur in the United States every year. While traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) can vary widely in severity, estimates suggest that as many as ~5 million Americans live with TBI-related disability and ~90,000 people per year develop long-term disability (exact figures vary…

Car accidents cause many different types of catastrophic and serious injuries, including traumatic brain injuries, concussions, and head trauma. The faster the cars involved in a crash are traveling and the more direct the impact, the more likely a driver, passenger, or anyone outside the vehicle is to suffer a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).…

At the end of March, superstar actor Bruce Willis’ family announced he was stepping away from his acting career due to a condition called “aphasia,” which affects an individual’s ability to understand and express speech and language. After revealing this diagnosis, many people, including Willis’ Hollywood colleagues, were left wondering exactly what aphasia is and…

Traumatic brain injuries happen for many different reasons. A TBI is often a consequence of a violent blow to someone’s head. Violent forces can occur during a car accident, when someone falls on someone else’s property, from a construction accident, or other types of accidents. The forces can cause the brain to shake around in…

A Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a severe, debilitating, and often deadly injury that inflicts trauma upon the brain. This type of injury often results from various types of accidents, including car, truck, and motorcycle crashes, as well as slips and falls. TBIs are sometimes difficult to detect, especially when the trauma does not involve…

Traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs, are serious; in the span of a minute, an individual’s life can switch from ordinary to painful. However, whereas most physical injuries only harm particular sections of the human body but leave people’s mental capacities unaffected, TBIs impact people much more broadly. TBIs affect people’s mental capacities, causing long-term difficulties…

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is irreparable brain injury caused by sudden damage. A TBI can be either an open or closed head injury. Open head injuries are characterized as an injury with penetration to the brain as a result of an object such as a bullet. The resulting symptoms vary depending on the part of…