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Traumatic brain injury disrupts the delicate balance of cerebral haemodynamics, challenging the brain’s ability to maintain a stable environment. Research into cerebral autoregulation—the innate ...

A car accident. A football tackle. An unfortunate fall. These things—and more—can cause head injuries. Head injuries can happen to anyone, at any age, and they can damage the brain. Here's how damage ...

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 ...

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