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There are treatments available for brain damage.
The effects of impairment or disability resulting from brain damage may be treated by a number of methods, including medication, psychotherapy, neuropsychological rehabilitation, surgery or physical implants such as deep brain stimulation.

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	Latest news about brain injury cases in Maine and nationwide: Pentagon refuses to make brain injury data available The Pentagon is refusing to release data on how many soldiers have suffered brain injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan. It says disclosi... Read more > DHMH Awarded $600,000 Traumatic Brain Injury Grant BALTIMORE, MD (July 27, 1999) -- The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) Mental Hygiene Administration has been awarded a ... Read more > Public Health and Aging Nonfatal Fall-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Among Older Adults California, 1996--1999 In the United States, falls are the second leading cause of traumatic brain injury (TBI) hospitalizations overall and the leading cause of TBI hosp... Read more > More Brain Injury News >

Brain Injury Terms

Today's Terms

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

Definition:
Also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, ALS causes degeneration of the nerve cells in certain regions of the brain and spinal cord that control the muscles.

acetylcholine (ACH)

Definition:
A chemical in the body that carries messages between the nerves and muscles; a neurotransmitter.

stroke

Definition:
A condition produced by a blood clot that lodges in an artery and blocks the flow of blood to a portion of the brain, producing symptoms ranging from paralysis of limbs and loss of speech to unconsciousness and death. Less commonly, a stroke may be the result of bleeding into the substance of the brain.

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