Category: Traumatic Brain Injury

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Analysis of The Side Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury For anyone who is familiar with rugby and other contact sports it is common knowledge that these sports are not always safe and have the potential to go incredibly wrong. It has been stated by Hosea, H (2012) sports activities cause an estimated 20% of all…

Guanosine as a Potential Therapy on Traumatic Brain Injury CDC defines TBI as a disruption in the normal function of the brain that can be caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head, or penetrating head injury. TBI is typically classified as focal (confined to a specific location), diffused (comprises a widespread area)…

An Overview of Traumatic Brain Injury Traumatic Brain Injury also referred to as TBI is by definition a form of acquired brain injury, occurs when a sudden trauma causes damage to the brain. TBI can be the result of when the head violently hits an object, or when an object is pierced into the skull…