Mental Health Awareness

The Truth About Traumatic Brain Injury And The Mistakes Families Make

What is Traumatic Brain Injury, and what you need to know

Created by the author in CANVA.

More information can be found on this subject at Headway.org.uk, which was founded on 23rd October 1979.

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) offers this explanation regarding TBI:

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be caused by a forceful bump, blow, or jolt to the head or body, or from an object that pierces the skull and enters the brain. Not all blows or jolts to the head result in a TBI.

Some types of TBI can cause temporary or short-term problems with normal brain function, including problems with how the person thinks, understands, moves, communicates, and acts. More serious TBI can lead to severe and permanent disability and even death.

TBIs require immediate assessment by a professional who has experience evaluating head injuries. A neurological exam will judge motor and sensory skills and test hearing and speech, coordination and balance, mental status, and changes in mood or behavior.

NIH. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)