Causes of brain damage

Chronic stress and severe emotional trauma

http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/02/05/stress-and-neural-wreckage-part-of-the-brain-plasticity-puzzle/

Infections of the brain

Encephalitis: Bacterial infections: Viral infections: A shocking and horrifying story: http://www.reuters.com/article/idU

STRE6903RZ20101001

Neurotoxins

Tumors A mass of cells that grows

independently of the rest of the brain

Meningiomas:

Infiltrating tumors:

Metastatic tumors:

Strokes Sudden disruption in bloodflow to

brain, resulting in brain damage 3rd leading cause of death in

US Common results: amnesia,

language difficulties, paralysis, coma

Cerebral hemorrhage:

Cerebral ischemia:

Closed head injuries

Contusion: Hematoma: Concussion: Punch-drunk syndrome:

Traumatic brain injury The “signature injury” in the

military today http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/page

s/frontline/traumatic-brain-injury/

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127402851

http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/15/military-blood-test-may-detect-mild-brain-injuries/

Brain trauma and concussions in the news: in the miltary and sports

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sports/concussion-watch/76-of-79-deceased-nfl-players-found-to-have-brain-disease/

http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2010-03-01-traumatic-brain-injury_N.htm http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/09/14/thomas.football.brain/index.html?hpt=C1 http://articles.cnn.com/2009-01-26/health/athlete.brains_1_concussions-brain-damag

e-traumatic-encephalopathy?_s=PM:HEALTH http://espn.go.com/nfl/topics/_/page/concussions http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/18/nfl-concussions-players-h_n_362928.html http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4668106 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33553496/ns/health-kids_and_parenting/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/traumatic-brain-injury/ http://www.northjersey.com/news/103840079_New_concussion_fears_emerge.html http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/103216894.html

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