Sentences with phrase «of brain damage due»

Marla Dixon was just 19 years old when her baby boy was delivered with limp limbs, a blue face, and a severe case of brain damage due to a lack of oxygen in December of 2013.

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Many users of legal highs — in the US, UK and elsewhere — have become very sick, sometimes even brain damaged, due to smoking the synthetic marijuana.

Most people that I've heard of making this regressive step have suffered some sort of brain damage either due to substance abuse or some sort of blunt trauma.

One is to allow the patient time for possible recovery to come about, and the other is the use of induced hypothermia to reduce the brain's use of oxygen, thus giving doctors more time to treat the patient before further damage occurs due to any lack of oxygen.

Doctors told the judge that Isaiah suffered «catastrophic» brain damage due to being deprived of oxygen at birth.

As for Tagliabue, his waving off of the concussion issue in the»90s, and the league's turning a blind eye to head injuries for much of his tenure, no doubt damaged his candidacy for joining in Canton the very men at risk for long - term impacts of brain trauma due to the sport.

Apolipoprotein E is a protein that is important in the repair and recovery of brain cells that have been damaged due to concussion.

Irriversable brain damage starts to occur in as little as 4 minutes due to lack of oxygen.

Subsequent evaluation revealed meconium aspiration and catastrophic brain damage due to lack of oxygen.

That's more than 5X the rate of 0.4 / 1000 found in a 2009 report on birth in South Australia.In addition, 2 babies suffered hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (brain damage due to lack of oxygen).

She was badly brain damaged due to lack of oxygen during labour and only survived for 24 hours.

Since most of these deaths are due to oxygen deprivation in labor, it is not unexpected that the risk brain damage is also dramatically increased.

The main artery at the back of his neck was damaged during the birth which caused a fatal brain haemorrhage, probably due to the nursing staff wanting me to deliver before the night shift came on duty and their intervention caused the injury to the neck area.

Also, although fish and shellfish can be an extremely healthy part of your pregnancy diet (they contain beneficial omega - 3 fatty acids and are high in protein and low in saturated fat), you should avoid eating certain kinds due to high levels of mercury, which can damage the brain of a developing fetus.

After an extensive investigation aiming at the precise localization of the epileptic focus, brain tissue that is damaged due to malformation, injury or other cause, is surgically removed.

A defining characteristic of stroke is the loss of motor control due to structural damage in specific brain areas.

Stephen sustained severe brain damage due to lack of oxygen for 10 to 15 minutes.

It is most often of genetic nature, but may also occur because of eye, nerve, or brain damage, or due to exposure to certain chemicals.

The idea is to improve the functional vision of children who have sight issues due to a brain injury rather than damage to the eye itself.

The scientists had expected inflammation markers in the CSF to be more robust predictors of AD - related pathology and neuronal damage than those in the blood due to the «blood brain barrier.»

«Most cases of brain - damaged newborns not due to mismanaged deliveries.»

Moreover, recent data also show that in response to brain damage caused by aging, amyloid deposition, demyelination, and other insults, microglial cells activate several genes, including APOE, in order to more efficiently scavenge and clear tissue debris that are very rich in cholesterol due to the natural composition of the brain, which is mostly made of fats.

If someone has been exposed to a nerve agent then maintaining heart rate and breathing is essential to reduce any heart and brain damage due to lack of oxygen.

The central nervous system damage seen with prenatal ZIKV infection is likely due to direct cellular injury, as ZIKV RNA15, 17,32 and live virus15 have been identified in the brain tissue of infants with microcephaly.

Glaucoma is actually a series of diseases that damage the optic nerve (the nerve that connects the retina of the eye to the brain), often when too much pressure is put on the eye due to fluid buildup.

In addition, some people are diagnosed with gluten ataxia, which is brain damage characterized by the loss of balance and coordination that's due to gluten consumption.

We learn about Florence Ponting (Saoirse Ronan), a classical violinist who dreams of concert halls and protests nuclear proliferation on the side, and Edward Mayhew (Billy Howle), a student of history with a home life marked by restrained chaos due to his mother's brain damage.

Based on the GQ article that first exposed the issue of former NFL players literally losing their minds, and their lives, due to brain damage suffered from playing football their entire lives, «Concussion» begins in Pittsburgh in 2002, with Omalu working in a local hospital.

We have medications here to stop the seizure so as to limit the amount of brain damage that may occur due to prolonged seizuring.

It may have trouble walking around, either due to the enlarged abdomen and weak leg muscles, or as a result of brain damage from a growing pituitary tumor.

If your dog is alone at the time (common with outdoor dogs) and nobody notices the symptoms, it is likely to be fatal due to the permanent damage to the brain, lungs, and other vital organs from loss of oxygen.

The Nova Scotia SPCA opposes the use of pinch, pronged or choking collars due to the physical damage that can occur to the trachea, oesophagus, vertebrae and brain of the dog, in addition to the psychological damage from pain and stress associated with such devices.

In light of some recent data, that showed brain cell damage due to anesthetics, we are even more aware of the potential toxicities, in addition to the already known anesthetic risks.

Some cases of cerebral palsy are believed to be congenital (i.e., present at birth) due to abnormal development of the brain early in pregnancy, damage to the white matter of the brain in the latter stages of pregnancy, bleeding in the brain from fetal stroke, and / or loss of oxygen to the brain during labor and delivery.

Every year hundreds of thousands of consumers suffer a range of devastating injuries due to defective household appliances, including burns, broken bones, crushing injuries, amputations, brain damage, and fatal injuries.

If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury or brain damage due to the preventable actions of a medical professional, and if you would like to discuss your case with a Miami brain injury lawyer, contact Needle & Ellenberg, P.A..

$ 3.2 million for a heart transplant patient who suffered massive brain damage when her blood sugar was allowed to plummet in post-surgical ICU to a level inconsistent with life, due to lack of proper monitoring.

If your child has been diagnosed with Erb's Palsy, brain damage, or other forms of birth injury due to irregularities during child birth, you owe it to yourself and to your child to know for sure.

Brain damage due to lack of oxygen (hypoxia) caused by umbilical cord compression or strangulation.

Legal aid is due to be withdrawn from clinical negligence in April 2013, but an exception has been made for babies who suffer brain damage at birth or are injured in the first eight weeks of life, and for women who are injured during pregnancy or labour.

Jacobs & Jacobs obtained a record verdict in the case of a boy who sustained severe brain damage at birth due to the negligence of the hospital and its personnel.

During the course of his career, Mr. Rodriguez has successfully represented children who have suffered brain damage from obstetrical malpractice and blindness from neonatal malpractice, and patients who have been injured due to other forms of hospital, physician and nursing errors, including the failure to timely diagnose breast, prostate, rectal, colon, and lung cancer, the performance of unnecessary surgeries, and surgical mistakes.

Due to this trauma, the brain can swell and bleed causing an increased amount of pressure to damage brain tissue.

During the course of her career, she has successfully represented children who have suffered brain damage from obstetrical malpractice, and patients who have been injured due to other forms of hospital, physician and nursing errors, including the failure to timely diagnose breast, prostate colon, and bone cancer (Ewing's Sarcoma), the performance of unnecessary surgeries, and surgical mistakes.

The results of these accidents can be wrongful death or severe brain damage due to a lack of oxygen.

Recent work for the team included a claim against an NHS trust in which the claimant suffered permanent brain damage due to a lack of oxygen during delivery; and representing a man who was paralysed following a routine hip resurfacing.

Common risks to the baby from the performance of a Caesarean section include fractures to the skull or long bones, lacerations to the baby's skin, serious brain or nerve damage, organ damage, and breathing problems when a baby is delivered before its due date.

No matter the circumstance of the accident, you could be entitled to monetary damages if your brain injury was due to another person's negligence.

The consequences of a near - drowning incident can affect a victim's respiratory system and due to a lack of oxygen, serious or mild brain damage can occur.

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