Description: | The brain stem connects the brain to the spinal column. Damage to the brain stem due to injury or disease might cause temporary or permanent impairment, coma, or death.
What are causes of brain stem injury?
Whiplash – A violent movement of the head and neck back and forth, most frequently occurring as the result of a rear-end motor vehicle collision.
Trauma – An impact to the back of the head or neck due to a fall, assault, motor vehicle accident, or sports injury.
Stroke – Brain damage due to a lack of oxygen from reduced blood flow or artery rupture in the brain.
Degenerative Disease – Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Meningitis |