Shaken baby syndrome is the development of medical symptoms as a result of the brain being bounced around inside the skull during shaking, this trauma permanently damages the brain. In many cases, the abusive head trauma can also result from a contact injury where the skull is bounced off of a hard object during the ...
A few years ago I was involved in a car accident. I was driving my favorite old BMW that I had just sunk quite a bit of money into fixing up. As I was driving home one night after work, I came to an intersection where the light was blinking yellow. It was very late ...
Elderly age plus head trauma = fair chance of developing a chronic subdural hematoma, and this chance jumps when the elderly individual is on the blood thinner Coumadin at the time of their fall. “It has long been recognised that the elderly are more likely to develop subdural haematoma, particularly from minor trauma,” states the ...
Hydrocephalus, or “water on the brain”, is a congenital disorder found in certain breeds of dogs such as Pugs, French Bulldogs, and Chihuahuas, and is also occasionally seen in Miniature Bull Terriers. Hydrocephalus occurs when the normal brain fluid, called cerebrospinal fluid, does not drain properly from the brain and therefore builds up in the ...
Nosocomial Bacterial Meningitis Recently, the New England Journal of Medicine ran an interesting article reviewing nosocomial bacterial meningitis, or bacterial meningitis caused by a hospital intervention such as brain surgery. As microbial resistance becomes more common, it is ever more important to consider a nosocomial source for an infection in a hospitalized patient, or a ...
After a fall or a blow to the head, parents may be concerned that their child has a concussion. Correct identification and response to head injuries is essential in adults and in children. Here’s what you should know about the risk of a concussion in children and how to respond to a potential concussion. What ...
