A 24-year-old female asked about a 44-year-old male:
i have never loved anyone, how do i learn to love, or is this from brain damage?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Carlos Satulovsky answered
Psychiatry 28 years experience
Probably not: Probably not. To date i haven t seen any study describing this situation as a disability caused by brain damage. Therapy may help. Good luck !
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Dr. Stephen Richards answered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 42 years experience
Love: I'm sorry. You should have this discussion with your family doctor.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
What brain damage is caused by eating lead paint?
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Dr. Anthony Mosley answered
Neurology 24 years experience
Stunts development : Lead is toxic to brain cells, and can damage them (eg. Limit the ability of neurons to branch and form connections to other neurons) and even kill brain cells, as well as other cells in the body (eg the cells in bone marrow that produce blood cells).
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Why is it hard to tell the amount of brain damage after a stroke happens?
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Dr. Vasudev Ananthram answered
Cardiology 32 years experience
MRI helps: An MRI is more likely to detect the extent of an acute stroke than a ct scan.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Is there anything to help alleviate some of the problems that come with brain damage from stroke in sharp elder?
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Dr. Theresa Redling answered
Geriatrics 34 years experience
Cognitive rehab: Stroke prevention is key to preventing other damage. Cognitive therapy may help to nudge other areas of the brain to take over the areas of damage in their activity. Of course if there is motor damage, then physical and occupational therapy is imperative.
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Dr. Eddie Nakhuda commented
Geriatrics 54 years experience
prevention always better than cure
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A 43-year-old member asked:
What are the consequences and the brain damage that could be done due to a temporal stroke?
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Dr. Pedro Hernandez answered
Geriatrics 40 years experience
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A 40-year-old member asked:
How long does it take (usually) for brain damage to start when someone has ischemic stroke?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Reza Karimi answered
Neurosurgery 16 years experience
Minutes: The neurons (cells) of the brain can suffer permanent damage after only a few minutes of ischemia.
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