Major Signs Of A Traumatic Brain Injury

Memory Or Concentration Problems

After a traumatic brain injury, it is common for individuals to have certain problems associated with learning, memory, attention, concentration, speech and language, reasoning, planning, and problem-solving. Unfortunately, patients with a TBI may have difficulties focusing, paying attention, or multitasking, which can result in restlessness and becoming easily distracted. Furthermore, individuals with a traumatic brain injury may have difficulty learning and remembering new information and events, or may even have a hard time remembering things that occurred weeks or months before the injury. As a result of a lack of memory, the brain will try to fill in the gaps of the missing information and recall things that actually did not occur, resulting in false memories.

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Mood Swings

Some patients with a traumatic brain injury may have issues trying to control their emotions and may experience emotions very quickly and intensely, which are often temporary, resulting in a ‘mood swing.’ An individual can also be happy one moment, then angry or sad the next moment, which is called emotional lability. Emotional lability is often caused by damage to the part of the brain that controls emotions and behavior, and often there are no specific events that can trigger these mood swings. In some cases, the brain injury can cause sudden emotional responses, such as crying or laughing, and may not relate to how the patient is truly feeling or match the situation they are dealing with, but rather they cannot control these emotional outbursts.

Finally, uncover the mental conditions a TBI can lead to.