Head Injuries

In some cases, patients sustaining trauma to the head and neck area will have both closed head injuries and maxillofacial trauma. Of the two, closed…

Unfortunately, kids can be involved in motor vehicle accidents. Hopefully, they are properly restrained and have no problems following an accident. However, some accidents are…

Some patients with traumatic brain injury secondary to a motor vehicle accident will recover to the point where they wish to drive again. It is…

Children can be injured in playing or watching the game of golf. The worst injuries are golf-related head injuries in which a ball or the…

Head injuries, particularly traumatic brain injuries, are a common complication of motor vehicle accidents; some people recover fully from their traumatic brain injury or have…

Traumatic brain injury is a common cause of permanent disability in patients who have had a severe automobile accident. The injury can affect mood, speech,…

Two studies were done to look at various aspects of basilar skull fractures in children. These are fractures through the inferior part of the brain…

Riding a motorcycle is inherently dangerous. Not only is it a small and easily hidden vehicle on a road with large vehicles on it, but…

In the last decade, there has been a significant change in who rides motorcycles. Fewer young people are owning motorcycles, while the number of motorcyclists…

An intracerebral hematoma is also called an intracranial hemorrhage, a hypertensive hemorrhage or hemorrhagic cerebrovascular disease. It can be caused by a stroke or from…

Sadly, accidents remain the top cause of death in young people. Traumatic brain injury sustained in accidents is one of the leading factors of mortality…

Many brain injured people survive their injuries and most suffer from permanent brain damage to varying degrees. These people may need to be treated in…

Head injuries can be mild, moderate or severe. If severe, they can lead to mental impairment, disability or death. Head injuries can happen in falls,…

A TBI is an injury to the brain, usually from blunt trauma such as is seen in an automobile accident, a fall, or a sports…

Children are especially prone to trauma. They are more likely to fall than adults and they are more likely to sustain a fracture while in…

There are guidelines in place as to when a commercial driver can return to driving trucks and similar vehicles after sustaining a stroke or TIA….