Symptoms of Brain Injury

There are many symptoms of brain injury. TBI (traumatic brain injury) has many symptoms, some of which are serious and can lead to life long struggles and disabilities. Furthermore, people who have suffered a brain injury are at a higher risk for Alzheimer's disease later on in life. This is why treatment and diagnosis are very important as soon as you think you have suffered a head injury.

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The following are symptoms of brain injury that you should be aware of.

Some of the most common symptoms of brain injury are:

• headaches
• memory difficulties
• difficulties in remembering words
• fatigue
• changes in emotions
• changes in sleep patterns
• emotional overload
• impulsiveness
• changes in concentration
• easily distracted
• an inability to stay organized.

We will discuss the two most common symptoms of brain injury. Memory loss and chronic headaches.

Headache from brain injury

Headaches are a common symptom of brain injury. This can be an indication of a serious problem. Some studies have shown that about 50% of all people treated for TBI complain of headaches when they are discharged from the hospital. Of those 50%, a year later 33% of them are still having issues with headaches. That is a significant number of people. The symptoms of these headaches range from a pain that starts in the neck and works its way up to the head as the day progresses, to migraine type headaches, to stabbing pain in the head, to pain that wakes a person up several times a night. All of these symptoms are serious and they can interfere with daily life. However, they can be treated. Many times neck pain can be treated through physical therapy. Migraine and other stabbing pain headaches can be controlled with medications. Wearing sunglasses will help if sudden changes in light tend to intensify your symptoms.

Memory loss from brain injury

Memory loss or changes in memory are one of the most common complaints of patients suffering from brain injury. Short term memory loss is one of the areas commonly effected by TBI. Your short term memory is what we use daily. This is the memory that we use to recall things that happened recently but not immediately. For example, you are asked to pickup bread on your way home from work. You say you will but then you forget to do it. This is an example of how short term memory works or in this case can be impaired.  Symptoms of brain injury that involve short term memory loss are not always temporary. It can be a huge problem for people and cause a life long struggle.

Another way that short term memory loss effects people with brian injury is that when short term memory in negatively impacted and not working correctly things do not get stored into long term memory. This makes for a situation where you can recall what happened 5 years ago but not 5 days ago. Studying for tests, preparing for presentations are all areas that can be effected in a negative way by short term and long term memory loss.

In order for memory loss to be less of a challenge to people with TBI it is suggested that anyone suffering from these symptoms of brain injury work with a memory specialist. A memory specialist can give you ways to help improve your memory and this will mostly help you overcome this aspect of your TBI.

Any symptom of brain injury requires an examination by a qualified physician. There are so many ways that these symptoms can be treated without turning them into a life long problem. Remember that many symptoms of brain injury will remain for years if not permanently. It is best to learn how to cope with these symptoms early on. Know that your risk for Alzheimer's disease has increased and any further degradation in memory should be investigated immediately.

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