Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and Brain Injury Severity
See how the Glasgow Coma Scale measures consciousness and classifies brain injury severity, from mild to severe, using eye, verbal, and motor responses.
Diagnosis
Types of Brain Injuries
Hypoxic and Anoxic Brain Injury: When the Brain Is Deprived of Oxygen
Learn how oxygen deprivation causes hypoxic or anoxic brain injury, its symptoms, treatment, and recovery process.
Types of Brain Injuries
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.
Types of Brain Injuries
Closed Head Injury: How the Brain Can Suffer Without a Skull Fracture
Learn how closed head injuries damage the brain without a skull fracture — causes, symptoms, treatment, and recovery steps.
Types of Brain Injuries
Diffuse Axonal Injury: One of the Most Severe Forms of Brain Trauma
Learn what happens in diffuse axonal injury — how nerve fibers tear, what symptoms follow, and what recovery from this severe brain trauma involves.
About Brain Injury
Brain Anatomy and Function: Understanding the Organ That Shapes Who We Are
Learn how the brain’s lobes, cerebellum, and brainstem work together — and how damage to each area affects movement, memory, and emotion.
About Brain Injury
Causes of Brain Injury: How Damage Happens and Why Prevention Matters
Learn what causes brain injury — from falls and crashes to stroke, lack of oxygen, or infection — and how prevention can save lives.
Complications
Complications of Brain Injury: What Survivors and Families Need to Know
Learn about brain injury complications — post-concussion syndrome, seizures, hydrocephalus, CTE, and behavioral changes — and how they are managed.
Complications
Frontal Lobe Damage After Brain Injury
Learn how frontal lobe damage affects thinking, personality, and behavior after brain injury, plus treatments, rehabilitation, and long-term outlook.
Treatment and Rehabilitation
Speech and Language Therapy for Brain Injury
Learn how speech and language therapy helps brain injury survivors restore communication, cognitive skills, and swallowing safety for greater independence.