Expect Long Road to Recovery When Suffering from a Brain Injury

It may be obvious, but if you suffer from a brain injury, you may never be the same person.

You may have lifelong disabilities such as being immobile, unable to speak and have a different personality all together.

Experts say it doesn’t matter what the cause of the injury was.  It all depends on which part of the brain was injured and the severity of the damage. Only about one-third of brain injury patients who undergo rehabilitation manage to return to work.

Neuropsychologist Robyn Tate, of the University of Sydney’s rehabilitation studies unit, said a patient who emerges from a coma with a brain injury usually goes through a period of confusion known as post traumatic amnesia (PTA). Tate says the person is usually disorientated. They don’t know what time it is, where they are and may not know who they are or their age.

Doctors estimate the severity of the brain injury by measuring the time from when the injury occurred to the end of the PTA period.

If you or a loved one has suffered from a brain injury, the Kansas City Accident Injury Attorney’s experience brain injury and spinal injury lawyers may be able to help.  Fill out the “Just Ask” form online for more information or call 816-471-5111 for a free consultation.
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