brain injury
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbrainandinjury
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brain
noun
uk/breɪn/us/breɪn/
the organ inside the head that controls thought, memory, feelings, ...
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injury
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈɪn.dʒər.i/us/ˈɪn.dʒər.i/
physical harm or damage to someone's body caused by an accident or ...
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(Definition ofbrainandinjuryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Rather, generation of mature oligodendrocytes appeared to be increased afterbraininjury.
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Progress also has been made in treatment of migraine, stroke, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, traumaticbraininjury, and pain.
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Effects of methylphenidate on heart rate and blood pressure among inpatients with acquiredbraininjury.
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These studies indicate that the timing ofbraininjury, relative to the expected course of neurodevelopment, impacts the extent of recovery.
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In summary, this work suggests that outcome following earlybraininjurymay change bidirectionally as development proceeds.
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From first words to grammar in children with focalbraininjury.
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Focused versus unstructured intervention for attention deficits after traumaticbraininjury.
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Loosely, this assumption states that followingbraininjuryunaffected processes function normally - their functioning does not change to compensate for the malfunctioning of damaged processes.
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But only 2,500 individuals each year become available as "dead donors" as a result of devastatingbraininjury.
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This timely paper examines the promises and limitations of current treatment, including different views on the participation of traumaticbraininjurypatients in research.
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To summarize, adolescents who were born preterm exhibit indications of earlybraininjury, such as ventricular dilation, on brain scans.
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Patients with a history of traumaticbraininjury, epilepsy, alcohol or substance dependence or other neurological or psychiatric conditions were excluded.
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Second, ifbraininjuryis apparent following a preterm birth, several issues are pertinent to the course of later development.
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Until recently it was thought thatbraininjuryin the preterm infant was a peri- or postnatal event triggered by episodes of hypoxia or ischemia.
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Aging may be an important factor affectingbraininjuryby cerebral stroke.
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It is in this capacity that microglia have a prominent role in neuroinflammation followingbraininjury.
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Numerous reports have demonstrated the homing of neural progenitor cells to sites ofbraininjury.
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Congenital profound deafness also can lead to poor spoken and written language skills, as can intellectual impairment, or the effects of acquiredbraininjury.
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Time of hospital discharge is an especially vulnerable time unless the patient is transferred to a specialty center forbraininjury.
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A broad spectrum of cognitive capacities is identified in patients recovering consciousness following severe to moderatebraininjury.
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Relationship between strength, balance, and swallowing deficits and outcome after traumaticbraininjury: a multicenter analysis.
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