After a fall or a blow to the head, parents may worry that their child has a concussion. Correct identification and response to head injury is essential in both adults and children. Here’s what you need to know about the risk of concussion in children and how to respond to a potential concussion. What is […]
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Nosocomial Bacterial Meningitis Recently, the New England Journal of Medicine ran an interesting article reviewing nosocomial bacterial meningitis, or bacterial meningitis caused by a hospital intervention such as brain surgery. As microbial resistance becomes more common, it is ever more important to consider a nosocomial source for an infection in a hospitalized patient, or a […]
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Hydrocephalus, or “water on the brain,” is a congenital disorder in certain breeds of dogs, such as Pugs, French Bulldogs, and Chihuahuas, and is also sometimes seen in Miniature Bull Terriers. Hydrocephalus is when the normal fluid of the brain, called cerebrospinal fluid, does not drain properly from the brain and therefore builds up in […]
Shaken baby syndrome is the development of medical symptoms as a result of the brain being bounced around inside the skull during shaking, this trauma permanently damages the brain. In many cases, the abusive head trauma can also result from a contact injury where the skull is bounced off of a hard object during the […]
A few years ago I was involved in a car accident. I was driving my favorite old BMW that I had just sunk quite a bit of money into fixing up. As I was driving home one night after work, I came to an intersection where the light was blinking yellow. It was very late […]