Bubbles Contribute to Brain Injuries (IMAGE)

Iowa State University

Bubbles Contribute to Brain Injuries

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This illustration shows how head trauma can create microbubbles in the skull that collapse and damage nearby brain cells.

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Illustration by Mica Post

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