Diffuse Injury

The session on Diffuse Injury addresses one of the most serious types of traumatic brain injury, popularly referred to as Diffuse Axonal Injury (DAI). This takes place when the brain is subjected to sudden shaking, twisting, or rotational forces, leading to nerve fibers stretching or tearing. In contrast to focal injuries, diffuse injury involves numerous locations throughout the brain simultaneously, hence challenging to diagnose and treat. Unlike localized injuries, diffuse injury affects many areas of the brain at once, making it difficult to diagnose and treat. Symptoms can be confusion, loss of memory, speech difficulty, dizziness, headaches, and unconsciousness or coma in extreme cases. This session will discuss how these brain injuries interfere with brain communication routes and how difficult it is to find them in early stages since conventional scans cannot detect them. It will also discuss new imaging techniques and methods of rehabilitation that help in maximizing recovery.