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How To Deal With The Aftermath of Acquired Traumatic Brain Injury?

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How To Deal With The Aftermath of Acquired Traumatic Brain Injury?

Posted on July 15, 2019July 9, 2019 by Blog Author
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If you or your loved ones have been diagnosed with a traumatic acquired brain injury following an accident, you may be wondering why this happened and what you are going to do now. This type of brain injury occurs due to an illness or a disorder, including encephalitis, meningitis, and strokes as well. It can also be the result of an automobile accident, a fall, or even a sports injury.

No matter what the cause of the brain injury is, you may see some chronic issues including chronic pain, impaired speech, impaired physical issues such as walking or standing, and seizures. It can also alter a person’s ability to make simple decisions which will ultimately make it difficult to go to work. There are many symptoms to this disorder that make it nearly impossible to live the life they were used to living.

Common causes of traumatic acquired brain injury

So,let’s talk about the most common causes of traumatic acquired brain injury. The brain is fragile and it doesn’t take much to injure the brain. Traumatic ABI is defined as brain damage that results after birth but is unrelated to any degenerative or congenital disease.

This type of injury can occur with a sudden blow to the head in a violent manner such as slipping on ice or a slippery sidewalk to playing a game and falling down. The most common causes of traumatic ABI include:

• Falls
• Automobile accidents
• Assaults including gunshot wounds
• Any sports and leisure activities

Is brain affected?

This type of injury can affect they brain in so many ways. First it does damage to the brain due to the absence of visible signs of an injury to a person after an accident or violent event. For example, the individual may be able to get up and walk around and carry on a normal conversation one minute and may be unresponsive the next. There are several layers of membranes that protect the brain while it floats around the head. When a blow to the head occurs, such as in an automobile accident, the brain may move against the skull. The response may be somewhat delayed.

Symptoms associated with traumatic ABI

Again, you may not notice the symptoms all at once but look for the following:
• Complains of a headache that won’t go away
• Disrupted sleep
• Dizziness
• Memory impairment
• Fatigue

These symptoms could last short term or they could last longer, it all depends on the individual and the force behind the blow to the head. An individual with severe brain damage to the brain could even lose consciousness. They may experience depression, anxiety, irritability, emotional, cognitive, and physical affects can also be very noticeable.

The effects of this type of injury to the brain can also last a long time making it difficult for that individual to continue to work at the job they were doing prior to the injury or make it difficult for friends and family to get along with them because they seem different and sometimes distant. That is why it is important to consult with a personal injury lawyer in Calgary to seek damages.

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