Sexual Assault is Linked to Brain Damage in Women
Sexual Assault is Linked to Brain Damage in Women Women who have been sexually assaulted are at a higher risk of developing brain damage, reports a new study undertaken by Rebecca Thurston from the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public Health. Thurston told CNN’s Sandee La Motte that these women have greater “white matter hyperintensities in the brain.” A hyperintensity is an area of the brain that appears lighter/brighter in color than surrounding tissue on an MRI scan. It indicates that there is small vessel disease, which is related to cognitive decline, stroke, dementia, and mortality. How Does Sexual Trauma...