Traumatic Brain Injury

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Traumatic brain injury (TBI), a form of acquired brain injury, occurs when a sudden trauma causes damage to the brain. TBI can result when the head suddenly and violently hits an object, or when an object pierces the skull and enters brain tissue. Symptoms of a TBI can be mild, moderate, or severe, depending on the extent of the damage to the brain. A person with a mild TBI may remain conscious or may experience a loss of consciousness for a few seconds or minutes. Other symptoms of mild TBI include headache, confusion, lightheadedness, dizziness, blurred vision or tired eyes, ringing in the ears, bad taste in the mouth, fatigue or lethargy, a change in sleep patterns, behavioral or mood changes, and trouble with memory, concentration, attention, or thinking. A person with a moderate or severe TBI may show these same symptoms, but may also have a headache that gets worse or does not go away, repeated vomiting or nausea, convulsions or seizures, an inability to awaken from sleep, dilation of one or both pu

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Closed, Sticky: Forum archives by Mike Weins Started by Mike Weins, 08-18-2011, 03:57 PM	0 responses 12,271 views 0 likes	Last Post by Mike Weins 08-18-2011, 03:57 PM
Podcast created by TBI survivor with Aphasia by funnylegs4 Started by funnylegs4, 11-14-2018, 03:40 PM	0 responses 5,930 views 0 likes	Last Post by funnylegs4 11-14-2018, 03:40 PM
TBI media portrayal in "Fosters" by funnylegs4 Started by funnylegs4, 08-14-2017, 07:44 PM	1 response 19 views 0 likes	Last Post by funnylegs4 01-17-2018, 06:50 PM
post about what TBI feels like by funnylegs4 Started by funnylegs4, 09-21-2017, 08:11 PM	0 responses 4,468 views 0 likes	Last Post by funnylegs4 09-21-2017, 08:11 PM
�Where have my friends gone?� by jsebell Started by jsebell, 10-24-2014, 03:32 AM	2 responses 22,579 views 0 likes	Last Post by Guest 08-14-2017, 07:49 PM
Help for Foot Drop Sufferers by Footdrop Started by Footdrop, 09-14-2011, 11:02 AM	3 responses 9,325 views 0 likes	Last Post by funnylegs4 08-14-2017, 07:37 PM
Caring for those with brain injury: investigating sleep disturbances and fatigue by nicgrant11 Started by nicgrant11, 11-05-2016, 03:45 AM	2 responses 12 views 0 likes	Last Post by Mike Weins 11-06-2016, 07:37 PM
yoga based therapy technique for TBI by funnylegs4 Started by funnylegs4, 04-30-2016, 03:00 PM	0 responses 4,911 views 0 likes	Last Post by funnylegs4 04-30-2016, 03:00 PM
TBI and CP talk by funnylegs4 Started by funnylegs4, 10-09-2015, 11:49 AM	0 responses 6,576 views 0 likes	Last Post by funnylegs4 10-09-2015, 11:49 AM
True Strength by Kevin Sorbo about his strokes by funnylegs4 Started by funnylegs4, 09-02-2015, 05:11 PM	0 responses 5,138 views 0 likes	Last Post by funnylegs4 09-02-2015, 05:11 PM
My Mojo has been TBI-ed!!! by jsebell Started by jsebell, 04-03-2015, 03:38 AM	0 responses 5,254 views 0 likes	Last Post by jsebell 04-03-2015, 03:38 AM

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