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Did you know that March is brain injury awareness month? A brain injury can be extremely debilitating. Severe brain injury can change the way a person thinks, moves, acts and feels, and therefore it can really impact and affect who a person is.
Even after a life-changing brain injury, it is very important to remember that the victim is still a person.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Injury Prevention, more than 2.5 million people suffer from a traumatic brain injury every year, and the most common are due to falls, motor vehicle crashes, being struck by or against something and assaults. It is also common for the cause of a traumatic brain injury to be unknown.
Every single brain injury is unique, and the outcome of such an injury will depend on the severity, what part of the brain was impacted, and the cause of the injury.
It is hard to say exactly how a brain injury will affect a person, as everybody is different and bodies will respond differently to each incident.
The brain is responsible for allowing us to function in life as we know it.
The brain is divided into sections or lobes based on the function of each part:
The frontal lobe is responsible for personality, emotions, judgment, planning and anticipation, concentration, problem solving, motor planning and initiation, attention, organization, speaking and awareness.
The temporal lobe is responsible for hearing, memory, organization, sequencing and understanding language.
The occipital lobe is responsible for vision.
The parietal lobe is responsible for sense of touch, visual perception, differentiation of sizes, shapes and colors, and spatial perception.
The cerebellum lobe controls balance, coordination, skilled motor activity and visual perception.
The brain stem is responsible for breathing, heart rate, sleep and wake cycles, arousal, attention and concentration.
Due to the different functions of each part of the brain, the location of the brain injury will have a significant impact on how a person is affected.
Left and right side of the brain
Each side of the brain is also responsible for what makes people who they are.
The left side of the brain controls: analytical skills, logic, organization, precision, repetition, details, science, detachment, literal and sequential skills.
The right side of the brain is responsible for creativity, imagination, general thinking, figurative thinking, irregular thinking, empathetic, heuristic, big picture and conceptual thinking, as well as intuition.
Effects of brain injury
Brain injuries can seriously change a person. Changes can be temporary or permanent, depending on the severity of the injury and how the person’s body responds to the injury.
Some outcomes of brain injuries are: Mood changes including depression and anxiety, impaired logical thinking, reduced verbal memory, difficulty in understanding and/or speaking a language, difficulty in sequencing, deficits in visual memory, impaired visual-spatial judgment, decreased awareness, changes in musical, creative and artistic talents, loss of judgment, decreased speed of thinking, confusion, fatigue, reduced concentration and more.
Right side of the brain injuries can lead to lowered control over movement in the left side of the body. And oppositely, left side of the brain injuries can result in having less control over the right side of the body.
Brain injuries might impact internal body functions as well. For example, the brain controls blood pressure, bowel movements, bladder control and the regulation of body temperature.
Concussions
Concussions are one of the most common types of brain injury. They are the result of a bump or blow to the head, hit to the body, or jolt to the head which makes the brain move around in the skull and causes damage to the brain.
Concussions are popular in contact sports, especially American football, car accidents, and other events. They are considered mild by many medical professionals since they are typically not life-threatening, however multiple concussions throughout a person’s life can become dangerous. It is also possible to have a more severe concussion compared to a mild concussion.
There are signs that indicate a person has experienced a concussion including: dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, blurred vision, slurred speech, ears ringing, delayed responses, appearing to be in a daze and more.
A concussion may or may not cause a person to lose consciousness.
These injuries usually happen after a specific event of action, so it is easy to identify the cause of a concussion in the large majority of cases.
If you think you may have suffered a concussion, it’s in your best interest to visit the doctor. The doctor will likely ask you to avoid physical activity, get plenty of rest, steer clear of alcohol, stay away from cognitive games or activities so your brain can rest and avoid any situation that may cause another injury.
It’s important to go to the doctor, because your condition might be severe and you may need medication. Your injury may also be worse than just a concussion, and your doctor will be able to determine your treatment plan.
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