Traumatic Brain Injury - Johns Hopkins Medicine
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 …
Teagan's Story: Diffuse Axonal Injury | Johns Hopkins Medicine
Teagan, a 4-year-old girl from Florida, suffered a severe brain injury after a boating accident that also claimed the life of her father. The pediatric trauma team at Johns Hopkins All Children's …
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 …
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 …
Brain Injury Psychiatry Clinic - Johns Hopkins Medicine
The Brain Injury Psychiatry Clinic serves patients, 18 years and older, who have sustained brain injury after birth (acquired brain injury) due to causes such as tumors, blood clots, strokes, …
Traumatic Brain Injury: Jake's Story | Johns Hopkins Medicine
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can come with a range of physical side effects. It can also result in motor, cognitive, emotional and sensory impairments — and Jake was struggling in all those …
Rehabilitation After Traumatic Brain Injury - Johns Hopkins Medicine
What is rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury? Traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs when a sudden injury causes damage to your brain. A "closed head injury" may cause brain damage if …
Brain Surgery: Caleb's Story - Johns Hopkins Medicine
“And more important, give his brain space to swell because that’s what was going to happen.” Caleb was put into a medically induced coma after his surgery while his brain swelling …
Vassili E. Koliatsos , MD - Hopkins Medicine
Dr. Vassilis Koliatsos is a professor of pathology (neuropathology), neurology and psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His primary research …
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.