The Los Angeles Dodgers reported that their pitcher Hiroki Kuroda is back on the roster after being benched for a neck injury. A couple of months ago he was running in the outfield when he was struck down by what Kuroda called “pain I’ve never felt before.” He was taken out of the game and...

Head injuries are one of the most common causes of disability and death in adults. The injury can be as mild as a bump, bruise (contusion), or cut on the head, or can be moderate to severe in nature due to a concussion, deep cut or open wound, fractured skull bone(s), or from internal bleeding and...

Head injuries are one of the most common causes of disability and death in both adults and children. The injury can be as mild as a bump, bruise (contusion), or cut on the head, or can be moderate to severe in nature due to a concussion, deep cut or open wound, fractured skull bone(s), or from...

Gunshot wounds to the head have become a leading cause of head injury in many United States cities. They are also the most lethal of all firearm injuries. It is estimated that gunshot wounds to the head have a greater than 90% fatality rate for United States civilians, and at least two-thirds of the...

Pediatric neurosurgeons can correct a variety of malformations of the bone and soft tissue of the head and spine, including neural tube defects such as spina bifida. Each year, one in a thousand babies are born with spina bifida (meningomyelocele), a malformation of the bones (vertebrae) and/or skin...