Brain Injuries

What Are the Causes and Effects of Brain Stem Injuries?

The brain stem doesn’t get the same attention as the brain itself or the spinal cord, but it’s just as important to the body’s ability to function. Damage to the brain stem can cause serious and even deadly complications because the brain stem controls both basic survival and body regulation. What Does the Brain Stem… read more

Delayed Concussion Symptoms

Concussions are serious injuries. Although they rarely result in death, they can produce incapacitating symptoms. Worse yet, these symptoms could take anywhere from hours to weeks to appear. During this time, symptoms may appear, disappear, or change drastically. In some cases, your symptoms could worsen before improving. And some symptoms, like memory loss, might never… read more

What Is CTE?

Recently, a new form of degenerative brain disease has been on the rise.  Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive brain condition that develops after repeated blows to the head over long periods. Diagnosis is often difficult because the symptoms can resemble other conditions. The severity of this disease is still in early research. CTE… read more