If the head is violently shaken in an auto accident, the brain can
collide against the skull and a brain injury can result even if no object directly impacts the head.
«Laney woke up from bed one night in May 2003 and took Joshua to the yard of her home in New Chapel Hill, Texas where she lifted a huge rock over her head and brought it down with all her
strength against his skull, killing him.
If Weenie hadn't died he'd be purring beside her, his ears
flattened against his skull and his tail curled like a hook around her bare ankle, his eyes slitted across the dark lawn at the restless, echo - ranging world of night creatures that was invisible to her: snail - trails and cobwebs, glassy - winged flies, beetles, and field mice and all the little wordless things struggling in squeaks or chirps or silence.
Concussions result from the brain
slamming against the skull, usually causing short - term issues that some research suggests may evolve into long - term problems such as memory loss and depression when the brain is subjected to repeated trauma.
So, during a car collision or a big football hit, the brain accelerates extremely fast as it
smacks against the skull, causing waves to propagate throughout brain.
The chain of surgical staples anchoring a
plate against his skull makes him look like Frankenstein, one of his buddies later jokes, but Brady's greater concern is the occasional loss of control over his right hand.
The crunch of a water
pipe against the skull of a zombie emits a chilling crunch and squish as bone and brain matter splatter the ground.
The impact of a vehicle crash may jolt the head violently, causing the brain to move around and
hit against the skull.
But in spite of this protective fluid, if you receive a severe blow to the head, the force of the impact can cause your brain to bounce
violently against your skull.
Sometimes a blow to the head or a sudden violent motion can cause closed head injuries, in which the brain
knocks against the skull.
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) occur when your brain is forcefully pressed up
against your skull resulting in internal bruising, swelling and possible tearing.
A closed head injury occurs when a blow to the head causes the brain to bang
against the skull, often involving swelling in the brain or blood clots.
If you wear thin glasses frames like me, you might not really have felt the need for this — but if chunkier glasses are your thing like my coworker Richard Devine, you'll know the pain of a headset crushing
them against your skull.