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An injury, of any severity, is a condition in which a person has damage to any part of his body. Examples of major injuries include gunshot wounds, knife wounds, large burns, severed …Read more
Emergency Room: If you consider the injury to be severe, lost consciousness or have a severe headache, go to the Emergency Room where they can evaluate you and depending on the magnitude of the injury and symptoms do a Head CT scan. …Read more
Head injury: Treatment is based on the severity of the injury – with a skull fracture, significant loss of consciousness, nausea and vomiting and other findings the patient would need an extensive inpatient workup. Head injury without loss of …Read more
Prognosis Head INJUR: Prognosis of any headinjury dependant on the extent of the injury. In children with uncomplicated minor head injuries the risk of intracranial bleeding over the next year is rare2 cases in million the incidence of head injury is …Read more
Medications: Frequently when a patient with a traumatic brain injury recovers he/she goes through different stages. Where he starts depends on the severity of the injury. The patients may have agitationand confusion as they improve. This is …Read more
Many: Crankiness, sleepiness, agitation, change in appetite, confusion, lapses, seizures can occur. Any change from the norm should prompt medical attention. …Read more
Depends on severity.: A moderate or severe head injurycan have lifelong effects, with the greatest amount of recovery happening within the first year after the injury. A mild injury (about 75-80% of tbis) are expected to make a nearly full recovery within 3 …Read more
Other brain injury survivors have a special wisdom a wisdom gaine,d from unique experiences, priceless to others in similar situations. Here you will find stories of hope and joy, fear and frustration — shared in the hope that others with brain injury will see reflections of their own lives and know they are not alone.
There are no guarantees, but there are smart choices and strategies that can optimize recovery after TBI. The following is a list I compiled as my answer to the many people in the beginning stages of TBI who have asked about my success over the years. I hope it helps.
I can’t believe that I’m coming up on seven years out. As time continues to pass, my perspectives change, and my insight deepens. Sometimes I forget that those close to me still hurt. In the reflection of their inner pain, I see my injury for what it really is.
David A. Grant blogs about life after brain injury
BrainLine is incredibly lucky to collaborate with a group of outstanding bloggers willing to share their ups and downs, insights, and honest moments of both despair and hope.
Adam, a former Army Sergeant and polytrauma patient, shares his story— along with some practical tips for managing life post-TBI.
David A. Grant, TBI Survivor
A bike ride on a fall day in New England turned out to be anything but typical. I never expected to be rushed by ambulance to the nearest trauma center with a traumatic brain injury …
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