Electrical stimulation of the brain by applying current to the eye may help retinal nerve cells to survive injury. While these neurons may not be restored to full function, they are prevented from dying. But to achieve survival, their interconnections, the dendritic tree, needs to disconnect rapidly for the protective action to unfold. In a […]
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What is a Diffuse Axonal Injury? (DAI)
“As tissue slides over tissue, a shearing injury occurs. This causes the lesions that are responsible for unconsciousness, as well as the vegetative state that occurs after a severe head injury. A diffuse axonal injury also causes brain cells to die, which cause swelling in the brain.” DAI is characterized by axonal separation, in which […]
Tips on How To Recover from a TBI
Recovering from a Brain Injury could be a long and grueling process, especially if you do not have the information to better assist you to heal. In this post, we go over how to help accelerate the healing of your brain. Recover – Get a lot of rest around evening time, and rest amid the […]
Diffuse Axonal Injury
Audio: Diffuse Axonal Injury (DAI) A brain injury, in which damage is in the form of extensive lesions in white matter tracts occurs over a widespread area. DAI is one of the most prevalent and devastating types of traumatic brain injury, DAIs are a major cause of unconsciousness and most likely, leads to vegetative state after […]
Myths & Facts About TBI
Audio: There are numerous basic confusions or myths about cerebrum wounds among kids. Some of these myths were accepted to be valid before. Others are ‘clinical legend’ that has been passed starting with one educator, clinician or doctor then onto the next. Myth 1: When an understudy looks great, they are completely recuperated. Reality: […]