Terminal lucidity challenges orthodoxy by asking how a person with severe or prolonged brain damage can suddenly be their pre ...

It is sometimes called the “hidden” epidemic. The precise number of drug users who have suffered overdose-related brain ...

"The results fundamentally alter scientists' understanding of how Alzheimer's harms the brain," researchers say.

The causes of CVI are varied (see Figure 1) with the most common causes being hypoxic or anoxic brain damage. Hypoxic brain damage results from the reduction of oxygen supply to a tissue, which can ...

There are two types of severe traumatic brain injury. Summary of research findings that looked at which behavioral signs of consciousness emerged first in the individuals as well as the length of time ...

With a concussion (mild TBI), most people recover most or all of their brain function within 3 months following injury, with most recovering sooner. With moderate TBI, most people recover most or all ...

What is counseling after traumatic brain injury like? Counseling after a brain injury may focus on processing the patient’s experience after such a tremendous change and charting a path forward.

A judge has recommended that Winnipeg emergency service workers develop better protocols for dealing with people experiencing ...

Alzheimer's disease might damage the brain in two distinct phases, a new study suggests. An early phase that occurs slowly ...

Deontae Faison, 35, was left comatose after the early April encounter at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline.

Brain scans can provide early warning of who will develop chronic pain following a whiplash injury, a new study finds.