Device to reduce SLOSH energy absorption and its damaging effects through the reduction of the flow of one or more outflow vessels of the cranium
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1. A method for reducing or preventing traumatic brain injury in a human subject comprising applying an externally-applied pressure of about 15 mm Hg to about 80 mm Hg to one or more outflow vessels of the cranium prior to and during a traumatic event.
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A first embodiment can be a device comprising a means to reduce SLOSH energy absorption in a fluid containing organism by reducing the flow of one or more outflow vessels of the cranium by compressing said vessels.
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- 1. A method for reducing or preventing traumatic brain injury in a human subject comprising applying an externally-applied pressure of about 15 mm Hg to about 80 mm Hg to one or more outflow vessels of the cranium prior to and during a traumatic event.
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