Neurological Deficits Quotes

I broke my nose and got a concussion when I was 13.

Mercury is most commonly recognized as a developmental toxin, threatening to young children and fetuses as they develop their nervous system. Prenatal exposure to even low levels of mercury can cause life-long problems with language skills, fine motor function, and the ability to pay attention.

Neurologists have a host of clinical tests that let them observe what a brain-damaged patient can and cannot do.

I had a depressed skull fracture. A few pieces of bone went in quite deep; that was the biggest danger.

I had a stroke in December of '99, and it affected my left side - my fingering side.

A massive stroke may kill you instantly, while a series of mini-strokes may disable and kill you over several years.

A child who plays a game of football for one season without any documented concussion - several months after that season, if you subject his brain to sophisticated psychological testing and radiological testing, functional MRIs, there is evidence of brain damage.

So, what is a stroke? In about 90 per cent of strokes, it's the result of blood flow to part of the brain getting cut off, depriving it of oxygen and killing off the part fed by the clogged artery.