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brain damageImpairment which can be caused by trauma (for example, accidents) or disease (such as encephalitis), or which may be present at birth. Depending on the area of the brain that is affected, language, movement, sensation, judgement, or other abilities may be impaired. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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To see whether brain damage caused by N's stroke played a role in his smoking cessation, Bechara and his colleagues scanned N. Marjorie Collins, a co-director of the clinic, said that the brain damage was still evident among users after a year of abstinence from the drug and could possibly be permanent. It is unlikely he would have survived without severe brain damage had his father not supplied him with air from his own breath. |
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