The human brain is responsible for both executive and lower level functions throughout the body. When a person injures an arm or other extremity, the affected limb may suffer a loss of function but the brain continues to work. However, when a North Carolina resident...
It was the early morning when you attempted to cross a street in a crosswalk and were hit by a passing truck. You're fortunate to be alive, but you've suffered some life-changing injuries that will take many years to recover from. In your mind, you want the driver to...
A North Carolina mental hospital has been fined $15,300 for failing to protect its employees from violent patients. The government-run Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro experienced at least eight employee injuries this year. The employees were injured in patient attacks or...
Awareness of the dangerous effect of brain injuries is finally starting to build. This is reflected in the results of a report released yesterday on the number of children being treated for traumatic brain injuries in emergency rooms. The Centers for Disease Control...
Head injuries are scary. From football and baseball players dealing with concussions to returning soldiers battling PTSD, issues involving the effects of brain injury are a constant presence in today's culture. We're starting to understand better, as a society, that...
