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Brain injury
Brain injury is a condition in which the brain is damaged due to an injury. Brain injury often results when the head violently and suddenly hits an object or when an object deeply pierces the head. The symptoms of brain injury vary from mild to severe depending on how much the brain has been damaged.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
How long it usually lasts:
How common it is:
Baby 0-2 | Common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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Is brain injury to the front considered very serious?
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What differentiates mild brain injuries from more serious ones?
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What type of brain injury could cause a person's brain to swell?
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Please explain which exercises are ok to do with a brain injury?
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How much time does it take to fully recover from a brain injury?
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Do people with a brain injury see things that arent really there?
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I want to know why i can't get any relief from this brain injury?
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Why do i have no memory of who i was before my brain injury is this bad?
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Can you please tell me how mild, moderate and severe brain injury differ?
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What do you recommend if I have a hard time understanding , brain injury ?
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How can you tell the difference between slight and transient brain injury?
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What brain injuries make it hard for people to perform mental calculations?
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Inclosed brain injury to the right side and what damage can be done from it?
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What are the best tips to regain a persons sitting balance after suffering a brain injury?
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Can a brain injury make you feel not with it unalert like you arent really here but you are?
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I have a brain injury and ever since I've had this I've had no interest in sex is that normal?
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