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Brain injuries

Three types of neonatal meningitis medical malpractice

Three types of neonatal meningitis medical malpractice

Newborn babies have the highest risk of developing meningitis of all age groups

High school senior dies after doctors botch diagnosis and treatment of acute disseminated encephalomalacia (ADEM)

High school senior dies after doctors botch diagnosis and treatment of acute disseminated encephalomalacia (ADEM)

Read about the symptoms and life-saving treatment that this young person should have received

Medical malpractice lawsuit: Providence Health Center, in Waco, and others responsible for botched brain surgery

Medical malpractice lawsuit: Providence Health Center, in Waco, and others responsible for botched brain surgery

Lawsuit alleges that neurosurgeon Brian O'Grady, M.D. operated, at least in part, on the wrong part of the patient's brain

Why it is important for radiologists to review all recent similar CT and MRI images

Why it is important for radiologists to review all recent similar CT and MRI images

Comparing a current study with prior studies helps radiologists avoid missing important changes

Brain aneurysm symptoms, treatment, and medical malpractice

Brain aneurysm symptoms, treatment, and medical malpractice

Having the worst headache of your life can be a sign of a brain dangerous aneurysm

Botched meningitis treatment leaves boy with brain injury

Botched meningitis treatment leaves boy with brain injury

Meningitis requires fast treatment, but doctors and nurses repeatedly fumbled

What you should know about traumatic brain injuries and concussions

What you should know about traumatic brain injuries and concussions

Misdiagnosis and failure to treat a traumatic brain injury is dangerous

What you need to know about brain aneurysms

What you need to know about brain aneurysms

Know the symptoms of brain aneurysm to help prevent life-threatening misdiagnosis

FDA warns that anesthesia can cause child brain damage

FDA warns that anesthesia can cause child brain damage

Six tips for lowering anesthesia risk in children

Two risks for families in accepting a rushed diagnosis of brain death

Two risks for families in accepting a rushed diagnosis of brain death

What is brain death? How can you definitively tell if someone is brain dead?