Diffuse Axonal Injury - Cause Blackouts

Diffuse axonal injury is a wound that spreads to the axons , the nerve cells in the part of the brain .

CAUSE

Left nerve impulses through the nerve cells in the part of the nerve cell called the axon . In the long axonal injury , axons through the brain is damaged . Causes of Diffuse axonal injury that often include falls and motor vehicle accidents . Diffuse axonal injury can cause shaking baby syndrome , in which violent shaking of a baby or terlemparnya cause brain injury . Consequently Diffuse axonal injury , brain cells can die , causing swelling of the brain , increased pressure in the skull . Increased pressure can close the wound by reducing the blood supply to the brain .

SYMPTOMS

Diffuse axonal injury usually causes loss of consciousness lasting more than 6 hours . Sometimes the person is experiencing damage to specific regions of the brain . Increased pressure within the skull can cause coma . Computed tomography ( CT ) scans or magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI ) is usually performed to detect diffuse axonal injury .

TREATMENT

Diffuse axonal injury treated with common tools that are used to treat all types of head injuries . The operation was very unhelpful .