Peripheral nerve injury of the upper extremity commonly occurs in patients who participate in recreational (e.g., sports) and occupational activities. Nerve injury should be considered when a patient experiences pain, weakness, or paresthesias in the absence of a known bone, soft tissue, or vascular injury.
Brain injury occurs when the tissues of the brain suffer an acute injury that results in temporary, chronic, or permanent damage and/or dysfunction. The brain is a very sensitive organ subject to injury from a variety of insults. Some of the major causes of brain injury include trauma, lack of oxygen (hypoxic/anoxic injury), lack of blood flow (ischemia), infection, and metabolic disorders.
The Brain Injury Foundation. The Brain Injury Foundation is dedicated to the prevention of brain damage caused by lack of oxygen and bloodflow to the brain. This injury is known as Hypoxic (low oxygen) Ischemic (low bloodflow) Injury, or HII. Without oxygen reaching the brain, irreversible brain damage starts to occur within 5 minutes. The Mission of our Foundation is to save lives and prevent permanent brain damage of Sudden Cardiac Arrest victims.