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Cerebral contusion is a form
of traumatic brain injury, a
bruise of the brain tissue.
Like bruises in other
tissues, cerebral contusion
can be caused by multiple
microhemorrhages, small
blood vessel leaks into
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Physical trauma
Physical trauma refers to an
physical injury. In
medicine, however, the words
trauma patient usually refer
to someone who has suffered
serious and life-threatening
physical injury potentially
resulting in secondary
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Amnesia
Amnesia (or amnaesia in
Commonwealth English) is a
condition in which memory is
disturbed. The causes of
amnesia are organic or
functional. Organic causes
include damage to the brain,
through trauma or disease,
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Gynecologic hemorrhage
Gynecologic hemorrhage
represents exessive bleeding
of the female reproductive
system. ... > full story
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Head injury
Head injury is a trauma to the head, that may or may not include injury to the brain. The incidence (number of new cases) of head injury is 300 per 100,000 per year (0.3% of the population), with a ... > more -
Brain damage
Brain damage or brain injury is the destruction or degeneration of brain cells. Brain damage may occur due to a wide range of conditions, illnesses, or injuries. Possible causes of widespread ... > more -
Traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI), traumatic injuries to the brain, also called intracranial injury, or simply head injury, occurs when a sudden trauma causes brain damage. With mild TBI, the patient may ... > more -
Chondromalacia patellae
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