Brain injuries are unseen and unpredictable in their consequences. Their effects might be very traumatic.
Brain injury affects who the person is and the way the injured person thinks acts and feels. It can change everything about him in a matter of seconds.
Damage to the brain following a traumatic brain injury is permanent because damaged brain cells cannot regenerate or repair themselves however there is hope for functional recovery. This is because functions affected by TBI may be rewired and improved by healthy brain cells.
Things
to remember about a person with BI:
- A person with a brain injury is a person first.
- No two brain injuries are exactly the same.
- The effects of a brain injury are complex and vary significantly from person to person.
- The effects of a brain injury depend on different factors such as cause, location, and severity.
Four
types of brain injuries:
- Concussions
- Contusions
- Penetrating injuries
- Anoxic brain injuries.
Physical
symptoms of brain damage include:
- Persistent headaches.
- Extreme mental fatigue.
- Extreme physical fatigue.
- Paralysis.
- Weakness.
- Tremors.
- Seizures.
- Sensitivity to light.
The Brain Injury Association of America https://www.biausa.org/
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