Open Head Injury: When the Skull Is Penetrated and the Brain Is Exposed
Learn what happens in an open head injury, how doctors treat skull-penetrating trauma, and what recovery and rehabilitation involve.
Learn what happens in an open head injury, how doctors treat skull-penetrating trauma, and what recovery and rehabilitation involve.
Learn how closed head injuries damage the brain without a skull fracture — causes, symptoms, treatment, and recovery steps.
Learn what happens in diffuse axonal injury — how nerve fibers tear, what symptoms follow, and what recovery from this severe brain trauma involves.
Learn what causes brain injury — from falls and crashes to stroke, lack of oxygen, or infection — and how prevention can save lives.
Learn about brain injury complications — post-concussion syndrome, seizures, hydrocephalus, CTE, and behavioral changes — and how they are managed.
Learn how frontal lobe damage affects thinking, personality, and behavior after brain injury, plus treatments, rehabilitation, and long-term outlook.
Learn how speech and language therapy helps brain injury survivors restore communication, cognitive skills, and swallowing safety for greater independence.
Comprehensive guide to daily life after brain injury — challenges, routines, independence, work, caregiving, and community reintegration.
Comprehensive guide to brain injury treatment and rehabilitation — from emergency care to therapies, medications, technology, and long-term recovery.
Life after a brain injury is often described as “a new normal.” Recovery does not end in the hospital or