Taking a punishing hit on the football field or soccer pitch; having your head jostle around during a car accident; ...

A concussion is a type of mild traumatic brain injury that occurs from a strong blow to the head. It can cause symptoms like headache, dizziness, fatigue, memory impairment, and mood changes.

Accidental falls or spills are common among children, but parents and guardians need to be careful of possible traumatic ...

Your brain is surrounded in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) inside your skull. The fluid acts as a shock absorber between the brain and skull, but sometimes this isn’t enough. Yes, it’s possible to have a ...

Many years ago, I said to one of my doctors that I believed undiagnosed and/or untreated brain injury causes much mental illness. If we treat the neurons, then the illness will clear up. He hadn’t ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People who suffer a concussion and then develop headaches show iron accumulation in their brains, new research indicates. Photo by ...

For over a decade, Ruth has written for multiple outlets providing patient education, including Health. She has written for health student education companies, collaborating on an anatomy textbook ...