Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury

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District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) January 24, 2012 -- Whether it is mild, moderate, or severe, traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have life-changing consequences. Your brain patterns can change entirely, resulting in changed behavior, mood swings, less emotional control, and unclear thinking. Adults can regress and become childlike, while children can become hard to manage, undergoing personality changes and regression into earlier stages of development.
Who is at Risk for Brain Injury?

Children between the ages of 0 and 4, and adolescents between the ages of 15 and 19 are at the highest risk of suffering from traumatic brain injury, since their brains are still developing.
Many TBI victims are never able to return to the lifestyle the enjoyed before their injury occurred. Entire families can suffer from the results of one person’s brain injury.
Recognizing Brain Injury: Signs & Symptoms
If you or your loved one has recently been in an accident, you should be on the lookout for signs of head trauma and brain injury. The initial signs of mild or developing TBI are:
• Periods of unconsciousness
• Confusion
• Dizziness
• Chronic headaches
• Mood swings

• Sensory issues (ringing in the ears, blurred vision, bad taste in your mouth)
• Memory problems
If the brain injury is more serious, the potential symptoms are even more numerous, including:
• Vomiting or nausea
• Seizures or convulsions
• Inability to wake from sleep
• Slurred speech
• Lost coordination
• Agitation and increased confusion
• Dilation of pupils
• Numbness or weakness in the extremities

In the initial stages of traumatic brain injury, the blow can bruise portions of your brain or sever certain nerve connections. As time goes on, the brain tissue at the site of your injury will begin to swell. Inside of your skull, there is no place for your swelling to go, which causes pressure on your brain.
If brain injury is not treated early enough, or if your injury is serious enough, you may suffer from permanent, life-long symptoms. One symptom alone might not interfere much with your daily life, but unfortunately, brain injury impairments often occur together. The total effect can be quite disabling, limiting the type of employment you can find and your ability to engage in normal life activities.

If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury because of someone else’s negligence or wrongdoing, you may be entitled to compensation. Please visit the website of the experienced Maryland brain injury attorneys at Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. today for more information.

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