brain damage

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Determining precisely how many babies have died or suffered severe brain damage because of a lack of vitamin K is difficult.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

In total Helen spent 12 weeks in hospital, and because of the brain damage she suffered, her recovery has been slow.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

He defended crafts chain Michael’s against claims that toxic levels of carbon monoxide at one of its stores caused brain damage to an employee’s unborn daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Despite its growing impact, there is currently no cure and no widely used screening method that can detect the disease early, before it causes significant and often irreversible brain damage.

From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2026

Maybe it’s due to brain damage on my part: exposure to radioactivity.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick