Head trauma is not a death sentence

Saturday, January 8, 2011 - 23:50 in Biology & Nature

Many patients like Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords have successful recoveries, neurosurgeons said. The Democrat was responding to commands from doctors after surgery.A surprising number of patients who suffer gunshot wounds and other trauma to the head survive, and many do well, neurosurgeons said Saturday.

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