brain damage

American  

noun

Pathology.

1. injury or harm, congenital or acquired, to the tissues of the brain resulting from inadequate oxygen supply, trauma, or other cause.

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Other Word Forms

• brain-damaged
  adjective

Example Sentences

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brain damage

However, tragedy struck the Pegula family in June 2022, when Jessica’s mother Kim, 57, suffered a cardiac arrest that ultimately caused significant brain damage and memory issues.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

While artery narrowing was more common in other forms of stroke, it did not predict new brain damage on follow-up scans.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026

The infected person was hospitalized with neuroinvasive illness — a condition that results in the brain and surrounding tissues becoming inflamed, possibly leading to permanent brain damage and even death, according to the Mayo Clinic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Regenxbio’s Navsunli therapy targets Hunter syndrome, a rare genetic disease that causes irreversible brain damage and cell death, usually leading to death in a patient’s midteens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

I told her that doctors used to use the word idiocy to refer to mental retardation, and to the brain damage that accompanied hereditary syphilis.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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