The injury disrupts normal function of the brain and can lead to permanent damage.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

Many American survivors of armed conflict have suffered brain damage from explosions.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

The male brains, especially nerve cell rich parts of the brain associated with thinking and remembering, seemed to have sustained more long term damage from high lead levels than the brains of the young women.

VOA: standard.2009.12.19