Inherited diseases, brain disorders associated with mental illness, and head injuries can all affect the way the brain works and upset the daily activities of the rest of the body.

遗传病，精神病相关的脑部失调和脑损伤都会对脑的正常运转有影响，并且扰乱身体其余部分的日常行动。

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The pattern of the damage differed from that found in head injuries not caused by blasts, and matched computer simulations predicting how explosions would affect the brain, Dr. Brody said.

布罗迪博士说，这种类型的脑损伤不同于那些由非爆炸原因引起的脑损伤，但是与计算机模拟爆炸如何损伤大脑的预测结果相一致。

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He was shot in the head, suffered brain and spinal cord injuries and was confined to a wheelchair.

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Thus, the adoption of gloves to make bare-knuckled boxing safer made it possible for fighters to throw head punches without breaking their hands--resulting in more brain injuries and death.

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In other high-contact sports, several former boxers and football players have developed traumatic brain injuries believed to be caused by repeated blows to the head.

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