Category Archives: Brain Injury
After a head injury a person reports that she is unable to see, although her eyes are uninjured.?
After a head injury a person reports that she is unable to see, although her eyes are uninjured. A doctor would suspect an injury in the ______ lobe. a. occipital b. parietal c. temporal d. frontal After a head injury … Continue reading
Brain MRI, Small White Lesions, Help?
A few years back, I suffered Bell’s Palsy after an operation and thus got an MRI. I was told I had a ministroke. Though the Bell’s Palsy went away on it’s own, I recently went persistantly numb on one side … Continue reading
7mth old slips to the floor from a bed should I get him checked out for head trauma?
My niece is in inconsolable distress. She was changing her brother in the middle of the bed when she turned her head for a few seconds to get his socks. In that instant he twisted his body turned and slipped … Continue reading
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury – TBI and the Military
Comment Subscribe Subscribe The United States military has been a medical leader in the treatment of trauma for generations. The absolute necessity of providing rapid and effective treatment to injured soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines has kept the military on … Continue reading
Neurotransmitters
Brain Chemicals have a large effect on how we think and feel. Between two nerve cells, there is a space called a synapse. For a message to travel from or to the brain, nerve impulses must be sent from cell … Continue reading