More serious closed head injuries may produce cerebral contusions (as above) that can be complicated by cerebral edema and increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Intracranial bleeding may result ...

A head injury is broadly classified into two categories namely open and closed type. Open head injury: An injury that fractures the skull and penetrates the brain is called an open head injury.

Furthermore, ApoE deficient (knockout) mice have been shown to have memory deficits, neurochemical changes, and diminished recovery from closed head injury when compared to controls. 12 It is ...

Car crashes are the most common cause of TBIs. Motor vehicle accidents may cause both closed brain injuries (the skull is not penetrated but the brain is shaken and bruised inside of the skull ...

An Alabama A&M football player who suffered a head injury during a game in October has died, officials said. Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, was playing his first season as a linebacker with Alabama A&M ...