brain damage
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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
Helen Edwards could never have imagined a virus she may have had since childhood would leave her with brain damage.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 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
Researchers also observed that greater amounts of the bacterium were associated with more severe brain damage and worse cognitive decline.
From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026
Perhaps the brain damage made her pliant, or the fact that she hadn’t lived in New Pretty Town for long.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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