5 Things I Wish I Knew at the Start of My TBI Recovery Journey
Kristin suffered a traumatic brain injury after getting struck by a car. She shares five things she wished she’d known at the start of her recovery journey. […]
Baby Briefly Passes Out After Hitting Head: Doctor’s Advice
If your baby gets hit in the head and briefly passes out, yet there are no other symptoms once the baby comes back around, this is a situation that should never be blown off. So [...]
Goose Egg on Toddler’s Head: Should You See a Doctor ?
Do you know what to do if you happen to discover a goose egg on your toddler’s head, but you have no idea how it got there? Obviously, the toddler somehow got hit in the [...]
You Hit Head, Have Lingering Dizziness: What Should You Do?
Does dizziness after hitting your head always mean you should head to the emergency room? “Head injuries can be serious,” says J. Mark Anderson, MD, DABFM, of Executive Medicine of Texas and who is board [...]
Do All Head Injuries Show on an MRI or Can They Be Missed?
How reliable is an MRI at showing a head injury? Is it possible for a head injury to get missed on an MRI? Have you been in the emergency room recently to get checked out [...]
Can an MRI Miss a Head Injury and Not Show It?
Head injuries are very common, including among kids, so it’s crucial for an MRI to show a head injury. However, this isn’t always the case — in that this technology doesn’t always show trauma to [...]
What Happens in the ER When You Hit Your Head Hard: Tests
If you go to the ER fully conscious but report having hit your head hard, here’s exactly what to expect. […]
Child Hit Head? Questions to Ask ER Doctor re CT Scans
If your child got hit in the head, you need to make sure they don’t get unnecessary CT scans. Here’s questions to ask the ER doctor if you’re worried about radiation exposure. CT scans take [...]
Head Very Sensitive to Touch Post-Concussion: Cause, Solutions
Head sensitivity to touch after a concussion can be quite significant, causing alarm to the patient. You may think that this means brain injury, bleeding in the brain or some other serious problem due to [...]
Can You Get Serious Brain Injury Banging Head on Car Door ?
Whether or not a serious injury can result hitting your head on a car door depends on your age. We’re talking about casually getting in and out of the vehicle, rather than having one’s head [...]
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury vs. Concussion: What’s the Difference?
Is it just a matter of word choice when it comes to a concussion vs. a mild traumatic brain injury? Or are these two distinct conditions with medical differences? According to a report in Neurosurgery, [...]
How Many CT Scans Should a Head Trauma Patient Have?
Just how many CT scans are needed if someone has a small brain bleed resulting from a not-so-severe head trauma? This can be banging their head on the bottom of the bathroom sink after kneeling [...]
Avoiding an ER Visit Due to CT Scan Radiation Fear?
Research shows that radiation from CT scans isn’t as bad as once thought. You should not hesitate to visit the ER because you think a CT scan will be ordered. What may be particularly concerning [...]
Why Brain Damage in CTE Worsens Decades after Athlete Retires
The brain damage of CTE begins during the athlete's career, yet mental symptoms don't start showing until years later when the athlete is much older. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) starts developing years, sometimes even decades, after the [...]
What Happens to Brain if Brain Dead Person Stays on Ventilator?
Find out from a doctor whether or not the brain really turns to mush if a brain dead person is kept on a ventilator. “No, the brain cells do not turn to mush, any more than [...]
Brain Dead on Ventilator: Can Hair & Nails Grow?
An internal medicine doctor answers the question of hair and nail growth in a legally dead (brain) body. A person who has been declared brain dead, but is “breathing” due to a ventilator, and being [...]