The connection between epilepsy and traumatic brain injury has been strongly verified, but researchers have yet to discover what the cause of the link is. It is believed that damage to the brain’s protective covering known as the blood-brain barrier could be play a significant role in triggering epilepsy following a brain injury, but a…
ReadThe link between traumatic brain injuries and epilepsy has been well documented, but researchers have only recently found an explanation for why up to 50 percent of people who suffer brain trauma are at risk of developing injury which they hope will lead to the creation of an emergency therapy to lower the risk and…
ReadSeizures following a brain injury is one of the largest concerns in the immediate aftermath of a traumatic brain injury. Now, results from an animal study conducted by the University of Washington, with assistance from the University of Minnesota, and Washington University in St. Louis, has shown that mild cooling of the brain after a…
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