Traumatic Brain Injury - Johns Hopkins Medicine
What is diffuse axonal injury (DAI)? Diffuse axonal injury is the shearing (tearing) of the brain's long connecting nerve fibers (axons) that happens when the brain is injured as it shifts and rotates inside the bony skull. DAI usually causes coma and injury to many different parts of the brain.
Teagan's Story: Diffuse Axonal Injury | Johns Hopkins Medicine
Teagan was in a coma when the helicopter landed. The pediatric trauma team at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital went to work, but with a severe closed head wound known as a diffuse axonal injury, the outcome was uncertain.
Head Injury - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Diffuse injuries can be mild, such as with a concussion, or may be very severe, as in diffuse axonal injury (DAI). In DAI, the patient is usually in a coma for a prolonged period of time, with injury to many different parts of the brain.
Traumatic Brain Injury: Tammy’s Story - Johns Hopkins Medicine
The world of 15-year-old Tammy and her family was upended in November 2023 when she stepped off a bus and was hit by a trolley. She was thrown several feet. She sustained many broken bones, a collapsed lung, lost teeth, traumatic brain injury and more. A friend reported blood was everywhere. She’s lucky to be alive.
Headaches: Imaging Appropriateness Criteria - Johns Hopkins …
For suspected diffuse axonal injury or subacute trauma, include susceptibility (weighted) sequences when ordering MRI.
Brain Surgery: Caleb's Story - Johns Hopkins Medicine
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Pediatric Trauma Program at Johns Hopkins All Children's
When Jaden suffered a traumatic brain injury during a boat accident, multiple specialists at Johns Hopkins All Children’s came together to save the 13-year-old’s life. Now he’s surpassing every expectation with the help of his expert care team, his own …
Traumatic Brain Injury: Jaden's Story - Johns Hopkins Medicine
When Jaden suffered a traumatic brain injury during a boat accident, multiple specialists at Johns Hopkins All Children’s came together to save the 13-year-old’s life.
Rehabilitation After Traumatic Brain Injury - Johns Hopkins Medicine
What happens after rehab for traumatic brain injury? How long your rehab lasts and how much follow-up care you will need afterwards depends on how severe your brain damage was and how well you respond to therapy.
Concussion - Johns Hopkins Medicine
A blow or a jolt to the head can cause a concussion or traumatic brain injury (TBI). An injury to another part of the body that transmits force to the head can also result in concussion. The injury may keep the brain from working normally. Symptoms of a concussion may last less than a day or may linger for months, or longer.