The reality is that only by preventing synthetic debris â most of which is disposable plastic â from getting into the ocean in the first place will a measurable reduction in the oceanâs plastic load be accomplished. Clean-up schemes are legion, but have never been put into practice in the garbage patches.
Simply explained, a brain contusion is a bruise of the brain tissue. Just like bruises that occur on other parts of the body, a brain contusion is caused by small blood vessel leaks. Because they involve structural brain damage, contusions are more serious than concussions.
While they may have other causes, blood clots are part of the body's response to bruising. The medical term for a bruise is contusion (or ecchymosis when the skin's top layers are involved) The characteristic black-and-blue bruise mark results from blood leakage from tiny, injured blood vessels, as well as the body's response to the injury. fatchoi/iStock/Getty Images.