http://www.braininjuryfaq.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:23:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.braininjuryfaq.com/what-happens-inside-the-brain-after-a-concussion/ http://www.braininjuryfaq.com/what-happens-inside-the-brain-after-a-concussion/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:24:15 +0000 admin http://www.braininjuryfaq.com/?p=125 The blood vessels in the brain are stretched and the nerves are damaged.  It can be hard to diagnose this type of Traumatic Brain Injury as it may not always be revealed in diagnostic testing.

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