Saturday, February 14, 2015
Emotion Adjustment
A person with a traumatic brain-injury will also experience difficulty adjusting psychologically. After an initial phase of agitation and confusion, it is common to deny that any thing is wrong. This especially likely to happen the case of relatively mild injury, where the patient was quickly sent home and on the outside appearance to be the same as always. The person may easily forget thing or will become confuse, but first he or she might not amt that some thing is wrong.If you have a family member with a traumatic brain-injury in this state, you must patiently insist that they need help but this is not always easy A balance must be struct between doing the right thing for the patient and not overly exciting them changing the subject and discussing the matter when every one is calmer is generally the best plane. However, sometimes traumatic brain-injured patients want to do things that are dangerous, such as drive, in such a case do not hesitate to explain to the patient that it is to dangerous for them to do this activity right now. Most brain-injured patients with traumatic brain-injury do eventually realize that something is wrong with them. As the person realize that he or she can no longer do the things that they once did, anger is a common reaction. This anger might be directed at themselves at the perceived cause of the accident, at God, or at those around them this stage is frustration, whether you are the one with the traumatic brain-injury or a family member of the patient . If you are a family member or a friend you can help by listening to the patients concerns and try to identify with them.. The supports of families and friends is vital during your recovery period. if you are a family member of a person with traumatic brain-injury you would also need emotional support.If you do not already have a good emotional support network or even if you do it is helpful to join a special support group for people dealing with brain-injuries. Eventually most people with traumatic brain-injuries learn to recognize and accept Thar limitations while using their strengths and remaining talent..
Can Recovery be Predicted?
Predicting recovery from a traumatic brain-injury is tricky. In the first days after the injury. doctors will use a standardized scale such as the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) to classify the serious of the injury. The higher the numbers on the GCS the milder the injury is and the greater the chances of a full recovery. A rating of thirteen or over indicates a mild brain-injury. A rate between nine and thirteen indicates a moderate injury and rating of eight or below indicates a severe brain-injury. Ratings on the GCS scale and other standardized scales are useful, but only to a point they can not predict the rate at which an individual person will recover. The location of the injury is the facture, since different areas of the brain control different bodily functions. Some areas of the brain were more able to recover then others are Scientist still do not understand all of the factors contribute with recovery from a brain-injury. Brain-injuries kills some of the neurons (nerve cells) of the brain,but it is believe that in some cases the neurons may simple be injured if these neurons are able to recover, the brain will likely to regain more functions. In some cases other neuron which were not injure may take over the function of the damage or dead nerve. Doctor Glen Johnson, clinical neuropsyologist and a Clinical Director of the Neuro-Recovery head-injury Program in Traverse City, Michigan, explain that recovery from a traumatic brain-injury depends on a number of factors and may not be the same even for patients in similar general health and age with similar injuries. However, patient:s over all health, physicle condition and age will be one factor in trying to predict the rate of recovery. Younger people are more likely to recover fully from brain-injury then older people are. Brain imaging scans are not always helpful in judging the extent of the injury some times scans may show that nothing is wrong and yet the patient"s is clearly demonstrating signs of brain-injury
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A person with a traumatic brain-injury will also experience difficulty adjusting psychologically. After an initial phase of agitation and confusion, it is common to deny that any thing is wrong. This especially likely to happen the case of relatively mild injury, where the patient was quickly sent home and on the outside appearance to be the same as always. The person may easily forget thing or will become confuse, but first he or she might not amt that some thing is wrong.If you have a family member with a traumatic brain-injury in this state, you must patiently insist that they need help but this is not always easy A balance must be struct between doing the right thing for the patient and not overly exciting them changing the subject and discussing the matter when every one is calmer is generally the best plane. However, sometimes traumatic brain-injured patients want to do things that are dangerous, such as drive, in such a case do not hesitate to explain to the patient that it is to dangerous for them to do this activity right now. Most brain-injured patients with traumatic brain-injury do eventually realize that something is wrong with them. As the person realize that he or she can no longer do the things that they once did, anger is a common reaction. This anger might be directed at themselves at the perceived cause of the accident, at God, or at those around them this stage is frustration, whether you are the one with the traumatic brain-injury or a family member of the patient . If you are a family member or a friend you can help by listening to the patients concerns and try to identify with them.. The supports of families and friends is vital during your recovery period. if you are a family member of a person with traumatic brain-injury you would also need emotional support.If you do not already have a good emotional support network or even if you do it is helpful to join a special support group for people dealing with brain-injuries. Eventually most people with traumatic brain-injuries learn to recognize and accept Thar limitations while using their strengths and remaining talent..
Can Recovery be Predicted?
Predicting recovery from a traumatic brain-injury is tricky. In the first days after the injury. doctors will use a standardized scale such as the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) to classify the serious of the injury. The higher the numbers on the GCS the milder the injury is and the greater the chances of a full recovery. A rating of thirteen or over indicates a mild brain-injury. A rate between nine and thirteen indicates a moderate injury and rating of eight or below indicates a severe brain-injury. Ratings on the GCS scale and other standardized scales are useful, but only to a point they can not predict the rate at which an individual person will recover. The location of the injury is the facture, since different areas of the brain control different bodily functions. Some areas of the brain were more able to recover then others are Scientist still do not understand all of the factors contribute with recovery from a brain-injury. Brain-injuries kills some of the neurons (nerve cells) of the brain,but it is believe that in some cases the neurons may simple be injured if these neurons are able to recover, the brain will likely to regain more functions. In some cases other neuron which were not injure may take over the function of the damage or dead nerve. Doctor Glen Johnson, clinical neuropsyologist and a Clinical Director of the Neuro-Recovery head-injury Program in Traverse City, Michigan, explain that recovery from a traumatic brain-injury depends on a number of factors and may not be the same even for patients in similar general health and age with similar injuries. However, patient:s over all health, physicle condition and age will be one factor in trying to predict the rate of recovery. Younger people are more likely to recover fully from brain-injury then older people are. Brain imaging scans are not always helpful in judging the extent of the injury some times scans may show that nothing is wrong and yet the patient"s is clearly demonstrating signs of brain-injury
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