A large-scale analysis showed that those who have experienced traumatic brain injuries under the age of 50 have about 1.9 times higher risk of stroke than ordinary people of the same age.In particular ...

Traumatic brain injury is a leading killer of children ... Direct injury to brain tissue can lead to edema formation as intravascular fluid traverses the damaged blood–brain barrier or ...

However, a traumatic brain injury could also be a result of an object penetrating the skull. The impact alters normal brain function and may lead to: brain swelling, bruising or bleeding, and ...