Brain Injury Health Feed

A few Pune-based doctors have created history by successfully replacing 60 per cent of a four-year-old girl s damaged skull with a specially-made customised three-dimensional polyethylene bone.

This was reportedly the first ever skull implant surgery (also known as Cranioplasty) carried out in India. The 3D bone was made by a US-based firm as per the exact measurements and shape of the skull defect, which the little girl had sustained in a deadly car accident about a year ago.

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You should start treatment for your mother. As report says she has pituitary adenoma means tumor in pituitary gland.

Mild head injuries usually require no treatment other than rest and over-the-counter pain relievers to treat a headache. .
Person needs to be monitored closely at home for any persistent, worsening or new symptoms eg vomittjngs/ severe headache, unconsciousness.
consult if required.

Ending one s life is terrible. But often, instead of analysing the patient s mental condition at that time, we tend to judge them. The most common cause for suicides is undoubtedly depression. Adverse social or financial conditions often contribute to the mental condition of patients. However, a recent paper published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology might change the way we think about suicides. Lena Brundin and her co-workers have come to the conclusion in the paper titled Role of inflam...more

Be optimistic and do the right things. The body heals on its own (post- haemorrhage). Follow the instructions given by your doctor. You can also add Homeopathy if you have any complaints. You can contact me for a private consultation.

The neurones in the brain are constantly reorganising their connections both functionally and physically according to the environment, your thinking and behaviour. This ability is known as neuroplasticity. Through neuroplasticity the nerve cells of brain can compensate for injury to some parts of the brain and enable a person to recover from stroke, birth abnormalities. It is also beneficial in treating autism, ADD, learning disabilities and helps manage obsessive compulsive disorders.

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Regardless of whether the cause is a tumor, trauma, stroke, or other illnesses, any injury which inflicts damage on your brain cells is considered to be a brain damage. There are two types of brain damage, both of which interfere with the standard functioning of the brain.

They are:

Acquired brain injury (ABI): Either resulting from a tumor or a neurological illness, for instance a stroke, this type of brain injury originates from the cellular level and is commonly linked wit...more

When a sudden bump, blow, or jolt occurs to the brain, it results in a traumatic brain injury. According to the area involved in the traumatic brain injury, the patient may lose his consciousness, or he may lose the function of any part of the body. In the first few weeks following a traumatic brain injury, rapid recovery occurs but slows down over the following years. Hence, in order to gain rapid recovery, physiotherapy treatment should be started immediately.

Why physiotherapy is hel...more