Saturday, August 23, 2014
Every 22 second one person in the United states sustains a brain injury. An estimated 5.3 Americans a little more then 2% of the population lives with a disability resulting from a brain injury. Many of the survivors are adolescent and young adults who have extensive residential deficits often resulting in a loss in social networks and friendships. Each year in Massachusetts over 32,500 people receive emergency room treatments for traumatic brain injury. Annually over 500 die More then 50,000 people die every year as a result of a traumatic brain injury. About 5.3 million Americans a little more then 2% of the population live with a disability resulting from a brain injury. SOBI (survivors of brain injuries) was started in march 2004 by voluntary groups of multidisciplinary clinicians to meet the needs of young adults with brain injuries. It is a community group that meet mouthy to provide social and recreation activities in a supportive environment.
What is an externally cause traumatic brain-injuries
An externally cause of traumatic brain-injury is due to a jolt or a blow to the head from an external physical force. Brain function can be disrupted by an injury in a automobile crash, serious falls, gunshots, or a assault with a deadly weapon. Soldiers may sustain a traumatic brain-injury from an explosion or a shockwave. These kinds of events may result in significant cognitive behavioral or social challenged. Some examples of brain-injuries that is not externally caused and unfortunately would not meet the state wide head-injury criteria is a stroke, lack of oxygen and brain tumors
Living with a brain-injury.
Every year 51,000 Massachusetts residents sustain a brain-injury most often in automobile crashes and bad falls. It can happen to any one and no two brain-injuries are alike. If you or a love one notices issues with memory loss, trouble concentrating, finding words to say, and controlling your temper you may had a traumatic brain-injury and benefit by the state wide head-injury services.
Bainstem-the lower extension of the brain where it connects to the spinal cord. Neurological functions located in the brainstem includes those that are necessary for survival breathing, digestion,, heart rate, blood preasure, and for arousal(being awake and alert. Most of the cranial nerves comes from the brain stem. The brain stem is the path way for all of the fibers tracts passing up and down from peripheral. This can inter nerves and spinal cord to the highest parts of the brain
the Cerebellum- is the portion of the brain( located at the back) which helps coordinate movement, balance, and muscle coordination) Damage may result in ataxia which is a problem of muscle coordination This can interfere with a person ability to walk, talk, eat and to perform other self care task.
What is an externally cause traumatic brain-injuries
An externally cause of traumatic brain-injury is due to a jolt or a blow to the head from an external physical force. Brain function can be disrupted by an injury in a automobile crash, serious falls, gunshots, or a assault with a deadly weapon. Soldiers may sustain a traumatic brain-injury from an explosion or a shockwave. These kinds of events may result in significant cognitive behavioral or social challenged. Some examples of brain-injuries that is not externally caused and unfortunately would not meet the state wide head-injury criteria is a stroke, lack of oxygen and brain tumors
Living with a brain-injury.
Every year 51,000 Massachusetts residents sustain a brain-injury most often in automobile crashes and bad falls. It can happen to any one and no two brain-injuries are alike. If you or a love one notices issues with memory loss, trouble concentrating, finding words to say, and controlling your temper you may had a traumatic brain-injury and benefit by the state wide head-injury services.
Bainstem-the lower extension of the brain where it connects to the spinal cord. Neurological functions located in the brainstem includes those that are necessary for survival breathing, digestion,, heart rate, blood preasure, and for arousal(being awake and alert. Most of the cranial nerves comes from the brain stem. The brain stem is the path way for all of the fibers tracts passing up and down from peripheral. This can inter nerves and spinal cord to the highest parts of the brain
the Cerebellum- is the portion of the brain( located at the back) which helps coordinate movement, balance, and muscle coordination) Damage may result in ataxia which is a problem of muscle coordination This can interfere with a person ability to walk, talk, eat and to perform other self care task.
