What are the most common causes of child brain injuries?

There are many causes of child brain injuries, but falls account for the majority of incidents in young children. At older ages, child brain injuries more often result from sports accidents. In addition, teenagers are susceptible to brain injuries from car accidents.  Studies conducted by the Center for Disease Control have found that infant males [...]

Posted Under: Traumatic Brain Injury
This post was written by KLG Staff on September 3, 2010
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Diagnosis of a Diffuse Axonal Child Brain Injury

Medical advances have allowed doctors to greatly improve their imaging and testing of the human brain for damage and injury. When checking a child for diffuse axonal injury your child’s doctor may use several different testing methods. The most common is the MRI, but there are other options used to confirm the diagnosis.  Magnetic Resonance [...]

Posted Under: Traumatic Brain Injury
This post was written by KLG Staff on September 3, 2010
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