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
He defended crafts chain Michael’s against claims that toxic levels of carbon monoxide at one of its stores caused brain damage to an employee’s unborn daughter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
The boards also noted that he had permanent brain damage and had suffered huge bed sores.
From BBC • 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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