Acquired Brain Injury Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Risk factor, Prevention Treatment in India

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Acquired Brain Injury
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What is Acquired Brain Injury?

• Acquired brain injury  may occur through the
  sudden onset of trauma, infection, lack of
  oxygen, strokes, and drug use episodes, or
  through prolonged alcohol or substance abuse, and
  tumors or degenerative neurological diseases. Two
  thirds of all people with this disease (Acquired
  Brain Injury) are over the age of 45. One third
  of those are over the age of 65, and the largest
  age group is between 40 and 49. The Acquired
  Brain Injury is higher in men than women.
• Acquired brain injury is any damage to the brain
  affecting a person physically, emotionally or
  behaviorally. Acquired Brain Injury can happen at
  birth or later, from an illness or trauma, and
  can be called traumatic or non traumatic,
  depending on the specific cause.
• There could be many possible causes of Acquired
  Brain Injury including road accidents, assaults,
  falls and accidents at home or at work,
  stroke, brain tumor, hemorrhage, or viral
  infection such as meningitis.

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Symptoms

• What are the symptoms of Acquired Brain Injury?
• Some of the common symptoms of Acquired Brain
  Injury are extreme drowsiness, distraction,
  impaired memory, depression, faulty judgment, and
  slackened reasoning. Possible physical and
  cognitive symptoms that arise from damage to some
  areas of the brain are
• Loss of simple movement of various body parts
• Problems with reading and directions
• Problems in vision and difficulty in recognizing
  faces
• Problems with balance and movement sleep
  difficulties
• Loss of ability to walk, tremors, and dizziness

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Treatment

• Which specialty of doctor to be consulted for
  the treatment of Acquired Brain Injury in India?
• A neurologist is to be consulted for
  the treatment of Acquired Brain Injury in India.
• Which hospital to be preferred for Acquired
  Brain Injury in India?
• Medanta - The Medicity hospital in India to be
  preferred for Acquired Brain Injury in India.

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FAQ's

• 1. What are the causes of Acquired Brain Injury
  in India?
• Some of the most probable causes of Acquired
  Brain Injury in India include
• Stroke
• Trauma
• Anoxia
• Tumor
• Infection
• Surgery
• 2. What are the risks associated with Acquired
  Brain Injury in India?
• The risks associated with Acquired Brain Injury
  in India are
• Partially conscious state of mind
• Vegetative state

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• Coma
• Seizures
• Fluid buildup
• 3. What are the steps to be ensured to prevent
  Acquired Brain Injury?
• To prevent the occurrence of Acquired Brain
  Injury, one should take care of
• Cutting the alcohol and drug use
• Using airbags and seat belts
• Using helmets while driving
• 4. How Acquired Brain Injury is diagnosed?
• At Medanta in India, the following tests are
  performed to detect the presence of Acquired
  Brain Injury

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• CT (Computed Tomography) Scan
• MRI Scan
• PET (Positron Emission Tomography) Scan
• Combined MRI and PET
• Lumbar Puncture
• 5. How is Acquired Brain Injury treated?
• The exact amount of recovery is not predictable
  at the time of injury. Each acquired brain injury
  and its rate of recovery is unique. Methods of
  treatment include
• - Rehabilitation
• Treatment of the patient with an acquired brain
  injury begins during the acute phase. A more
  extensive rehabilitation program often begins,
  when the patient's condition improves.

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• The success of rehabilitation depends on many
  variables, including nature and severity of the
  acquired brain injury, type and degree of
  resulting disabilities, overall health of the
  patient, and family support.
• - Medications
• The list of medications required for the
  treatment is diuretics, anti-seizure drugs, and
  coma-inducing drugs. These are going to be
  extremely helpful in treating your condition.
• - Surgery
• The means of surgery might be used to address
  skull fractures, and removing the clotted blood.

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