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Brain Injuries Are Often Difficult to Diagnose
Brain injuries are the injuries that result from any kind of accident or a slip and a fall that involves any severe impact on the head of a person. Brain is encased inside the skull of a person, and when there is an impact on the head; muscle tissues in the brain get damaged causing swelling, rupturing or bleeding thus causing abnormal behavior from a man. Brain is the most vital organ in our body and we react to the world around us due to our brain, whether it is things, situations or our relationships. But when there is any injury to the brain, it leads to improper functioning of the brain causing our world to come crashing down.
Brain injuries are of two types, namely closed and open brain injuries. When there is an accident or when we slip or fall, and the brain strikes against the skull, a closed brain injury takes place. But when the impact is from outside such as being hit by some other person, or some hard object piercing inside our head, the brain tissues get ruptured or some bones of the skull get broken and pierce inside the brain. This causes an open brain injury. Whatever the type of injury, the result is somewhat similar as brain impairment leads to improper functioning and the person and along with him the entire family suffers fro a long time.
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Brain Injury Guide – Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Approximately 1.4 million people in the United States experience a traumatic brain injury every year. Approximately 50,000 people die every year as a result of brain injury, and 235,000 are hospitalized due to their injury. It is estimated that there are more than 5 million people in the U.S. living with a traumatic brain injury.
What Causes Brain Injury?
Head injuries are usually the result of trauma. Trauma to the head may occur as a result of motor vehicle accidents, falls, recreational activities and violence (assault). There are two types of head injury: penetrating injuries and blunt trauma injuries. Penetrating injuries occur as a result of a foreign object penetrating the skull, such as a bullet or a sharp object. These injuries are often fatal. Surgery is often needed to remove the penetrating object and any debris left behind, such as pieces of bone from a shattered skull. Blunt head injuries result from a direct blow to the head or a rapid deceleration process which causes the brain to ricochet within the skull. Blunt head injuries can occur from a fall, a motor vehicle accident or from being hit on the head with a blunt object.