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Could i cause myself brain damage by turning my head fast?
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Significant force: Not usually in adults unless severe incident in high speed motor vehicle accident. In infants can cause intracranial hemorrhage with sheering of blood vessels, so called shaken baby syndrome.
Answered 7/21/2014
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