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Johnson notes that the patient"s IQ may play a factor in the extent of his or her cognitive impairment.For example a person with an above average IQ  will be less at a disadvantage by lossing ten IQ points then a person with a lower IQ will be.. Johnson explains how that patient with the higher IQs may also be more attuned to extent of their injury and thus may be more easily depressed or disheartened when their cognitive abilities do not return to the former capacity. Despite the uncertainly in predicting recovery from a brain-injury, the good news is that doctors today have a far greater of understanding  of how to help the brain-injured patient, then they did in the past. Even though you or your love once may never completely recover  from a traumatic brain-injury there are ways to cope.  Developing confidence that you can deal with your new limitations  will help speed you on your way to the best possible recovery for your individual circumstances.




                                             Sources

Brain-injury; Severity and their Recovery Process " Rehabilitation  Institute of Chicago, Retrieved from the world wide website http://lifecenter.ric.org/content,2162/?topic=1&subtopic=271

Johnson Glen, PHD. traumatic brain-injury Survival Guide. from the world wide web http://www.tbguide.com/index.htmi