Head injury

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Splenic Injury

Tumors of the Head and Neck

Smell and Taste Abnormalities

Smell and taste are intricately linked - as demonstrated by a bad cold, where the sense of smell is lost, but also the taste of foods is much diminished. Both are gradually lost with aging, but ther...

Organ transplant scandal prompts calls for German reforms

The head of the German doctors' lobby and politicians called Thursday for swift action to root out corruption following a scandal over preferential treatment for organ transplants.

Head injury, pesticides tied to Parkinson's disease

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The combination of a past serious head injury and pesticide exposure may be linked to an extra-high risk of developing Parkinson's disease, a new study suggests.

Second impact syndrome: A devastating injury to the young brain

(Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group) Physicians report the case of a 17-year-old high school football player with second impact syndrome (SIS). A rare and devastating traumatic brain injury, SIS...

New insights into devastating second impact syndrome

Physicians at Indiana University School of Medicine and the Northwest Radiology Network (Indianapolis, Indiana) report the case of a 17-year-old high school football player with second impact syndrome...

Head injury and pesticide exposure leads to triple the risk of Parkinson’s disease

A new study shows that people who have had a head injury and have lived or worked near areas where the pesticide paraquat was used may be three times more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease.

Brain cooling after severe head injury may prevent epileptic seizures

In the weeks, months and years after a severe head injury, patients often experience epileptic seizures that are difficult to control. A new study in rats suggests that gently cooling the brain after...

Kicking or punching during sleep may be caused by smoking, head injury and pesticide use

Smoking, head injury, pesticide exposure, farming and less education may be risk factors for a rare sleep disorder that causes people to kick or punch during sleep, according to a new study.

Impact And Crush Tests Show Children's Bicycle Helmets To Be Effective

A favorite physical activity engaged in by Americans is bicycling, and children are perhaps its most ardent participants; it has been estimated that 70% of children ages 5 to 14 ride bicycles. Bicycli...

Increased intracranial pressure is associated with elevated cerebrospinal fluid ADH levels in closed-head injury.

OBJECTIVES: Head injury frequently results in increased intracranial pressure and brain edema. Investigators have demonstrated that ischemic injury causes an increase in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leve...

Serious head injury in young children: Birth trauma versus non-accidental head injury.

Birth injury of the skull and central nervous system can be a complication of a difficult delivery, especially following forceps or vacuum-assisted delivery. Birth trauma of the head can also mimic th...

Correlation between BIS and GCS in patients suffering from head injury.

OBJECTIVES AND BACKGROUND: Glasgow coma scale (GCS) is considered an important parameter to predict the clinical outcome in head injury; however, in some cases such as the use of...

Efficiency of hospital reporting systems in detecting head injury admissions.

Objectives. To examine the completeness of data on admission with head injury at a Regional Neuroscience Centre. Design. A comparative study using retrospective and prospective data sources. Subjects....

Physical health disparities and mental illness: the scandal of premature mortality.

A 20-year mortality gap for men, and 15 years for women, is still experienced by people with mental illness in high-income countries. The combination of lifestyle risk factors, higher rates of unnatur...