March is Brain Injury Awareness month. Brain injuries are complex, ranging from mild to moderate to severe. According to the CDC, 75% of all brain injuries are mild, often called concussions.
My brain injury in 2000 affected my balance and gait. Doctors assessed it by asking me to walk across a small room and back again. Aside from that observational method, which would not have apprised ...
Anoxic brain injury, also called anoxic encephalopathy or hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, is a life threatening condition resulting from a complete lack of oxygen to the brain. Anoxic brain injury (ABI ...
Brain injuries, even mild ones, can have lingering effects due to a secondary impact on the gut microbiome. Read this to learn how to heal better and faster from head trauma.