Traumatic brain injury occurs when some sort of external force
causes brain dysfunction.
Traumatic brain injuries occur when an external force
causes brain dysfunction.
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the result of an external force — a violent blow or jolt to the head or body, that
causes a brain dysfunction.
Not exact matches
Since the 1920s there has been clear medical evidence to demonstrate that boxing can
cause traumatic
brain injury, irreversible neurological
dysfunction, concussion, psychiatric conditions, eye and ear injuries, and death.
«We now have a handle on the detailed structure of a complex web of interactions that
causes global
dysfunction in cells resulting in degeneration of the
brain.»
This suggests that TBI may trigger a vicious cycle, in which
brain injury
causes gut
dysfunction, which then has the potential to worsen the original
brain injury.
Concussions that lead to lasting
brain dysfunction cause SNTF to accumulate in vulnerable long axon tracts of the
brain, and its blood elevation is a measure of this diffuse axonal injury.
Dysfunction in dopamine signaling profoundly changes the activity level of about 2,000 genes in the
brain's prefrontal cortex and may be an underlying
cause of certain complex neuropsychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, according to UC Irvine scientists.
«A
dysfunction in the
brain messenger dopamine is common to both Parkinson's and RLS, and has been hypothesized as a possible
cause of migraine for many years.
Although researchers do not fully understand what
causes SIDS, the leading hypothesis describes it as a combination of environmental stressors occurring at a critical development period of an infant who has some underlying vulnerability, such as genetic condition or
brain dysfunction.
«Repetitive blast exposure
causes cerebellar
dysfunction in combat veterans: Researchers help bridge knowledge gap in
brain injuries.»
Huntington's disease, for example, is
caused by aggregating proteins inside
brain neurons that ultimately lead to motor
dysfunction, personality changes, depression and dementia, usually progressing rapidly after onset in people's 40s.
Mitochondrial diseases include Leigh syndrome, a progressive and fatal disorder characterized by lesions on the
brain that may lead to heart, kidney, vision and breathing complications, and Alpers Disease, a neurologic illness that
causes seizures, dementia, spasticity, blindness, liver
dysfunction and cerebral degeneration.
But when the enzymes are over-activated, the
brain produces an excessive level of neurotoxic byproducts,
causing neuronal
dysfunctions that lead to psychiatric disorders and neurodegenerative diseases.
Every year, nearly two million people in the United States suffer traumatic
brain injury (TBI), the leading
cause of
brain damage and permanent disabilities that include motor
dysfunction, psychological disorders, and memory loss.
Hypoxia reverses
brain damage
caused by mitochondrial
dysfunction, HHMI team finds.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A new study from the Gladstone Institutes shows for the first time that impairments in mitochondria — the
brain's cellular power plants — can deplete cellular energy levels and
cause neuronal
dysfunction in a model of neurodegenerative disease.
They may have cellular insulin resistance,
brain - adrenal axis
dysfunctions causing high cortisol and a chronic gut infection, all contributing to their high blood sugar!
Your thyroid works by receiving the proper messages from the
brain through the hypothalamic - pituitary - thyroid (HPT) axis, so if your hypothalamus is inflamed, it
causes dysfunction in the
brain - thyroid axis.
Because of the
dysfunction caused by the cytokines, these regulatory messengers are released based on an incorrect interpretation by the
brain of the hormone environment.
«It is strongly suggested that impaired insulin production and signaling in AD
brain...
cause brain mitochondrial
dysfunction due to severe impairment of glucose or glycogen metabolism.»
High Vitamin C supplementation reduces amyloid plaque deposition (
cause of AD), blood
brain barrier disruptions and mitochondrial
dysfunction in the
brains.
While infections (tuberculosis, pneumonia),
brain injury, cancer, and prescription medications (anti-depressants, anti-epileptic drugs, diuretics, certain anti-histamines) can significantly contribute to
dysfunction of the HPA axis, many
causes are unknown.
The problem is
caused by a communication
dysfunction between the
brain and the adrenal gland.
Before engaging in breath retraining work, check with your client to see (1) if they have a respiratory or cardiac condition, (2) if they suspect that past unresolved trauma may
cause intense limbic reactivity, (3) if they are aware of having any polyvagal
dysfunction, and (4) if they suspect that a prior
brain injury has impacted their breathing process.
Cerebral accumulation of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (NFT) leads to neurodegeneration in the Alzheimer
brain, which
causes progressive cognitive
dysfunction such as memory loss and language problems.
There is also a protein in the pancreas that can clump together in a similar way as is seen in the
brain in AD and
cause pancreatic
dysfunction, but the connection between these conditions is unknown.
Trudy and Kris Homme discuss the poisoning effects mercury can have at both the molecular level, where it blocks enzymes and displaces minerals, and at the cellular and organ level, where it destroys barriers like the gut and
brain causing mitochondrial
dysfunction — potentially
causing anxiety.
Encephalitis: an inflammatory condition of the
brain causing signs of central nervous system
dysfunction and epilepsy (seizures).
Fluid loss from the
brain,
causing significant neurological
dysfunction.
The ALL
cause brain inflammation, immune system
dysfunction / suppression / confusion and other damages.
Cognitive
dysfunction syndrome is
caused by degenerative changes in the
brain, changes very similar to those seen in humans with Alzheimer's disease.
Large amounts of free radicals can
cause damage in older dogs»
brain tissue, which can contribute to cognitive
dysfunction and
brain lesions.
The virus attacks the
brain and spinal cord,
causing severe nervous system
dysfunction and eventually death.
Medical experts reported that breathing in mercury gases could potentially trigger kidney and
brain dysfunction, but the defendants in the case argued that there was no evidence that showed how mercury could
cause such obscure conditions.
Mild traumatic
brain injury may
cause temporary
dysfunction of
brain cells.
In fact, a traumatic
brain injury can
cause temporary neurological
dysfunction.
ADHD may also be
caused by
brain dysfunction or neurological impairment.