brain damage
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Reviews published afterward have also described mitochondrial failure as an early and potentially central feature of Alzheimer's biology, not merely a late consequence of brain damage.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
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
Baby Alissa suffered severe brain damage due to a lack of oxygen caused by the placenta coming away from the womb wall.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
After an aneurysm, your former life, free from the threat of death, of brain damage, of another aneurysm, is gone and buried.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 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
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