Experiencing long-term concussion symptoms can vary in severity and frequency, but one thing is certain: it’s usually a sign of a significant traumatic brain injury (TBI). While the majority of TBIs are diagnosed after the first medical examination, it’s important to understand that all brain injuries are unique. In some cases, traumatic brain injury symptoms don’t manifest right away, and … Read More
5 Signs of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) You May Have
Have you or a loved one experienced head trauma during an accident? If so, you should be on the lookout for signs of TBI. Traumatic brain injuries can cause symptoms like dizziness, headaches, seizures, and chronic pain. But these are not the TBI symptoms you should look out for. There are plenty of signs and warnings that you need … Read More
Can a Concussion Cause Memory Loss?
Can a concussion cause memory loss? A severe blow to the head can result in head injuries like concussions, which bring their own symptoms. Many people experience varying degrees of memory loss after an accident or physical trauma to the head. If this is occurring to you or one of your loved ones, it’s critical to understand the source, … Read More
Point of Care Testing for Traumatic Brain Injuries: Progressive or Problematic?
We often are subjected to the impetus from social media to keep up with the latest trends in an increasingly competitive society. So, when a new device becomes commercially available claiming it’s a quick way to diagnose a TBI, we need to ask—is it too good to be true? Could our health potentially suffer at the expense of skipping an … Read More
Amnesia from Brain Injury: Understanding Post-Traumatic Amnesia
A whopping 31% of all traffic crashes in the US involve a fatality, and a large percentage of these result in post-traumatic amnesia, or PTA. PTA, sometimes referred to as a post-traumatic confusional state, can have a detrimental effect on your physical, emotional, and psychological well-being. While this can occur for several reasons, it can be caused by traumatic … Read More
How Does Loneliness Affect The Brain?
Loneliness is a subjective sensation, but it can have devastating effects if you experience it non-stop for a long period of time. Many experts believe that humans developed loneliness as an evolutionary tool. In this theory, loneliness reminded our ancestors that seeking peers and spending time as a group increased our chances of survival. However, like other types of … Read More
The Ultimate Penalty Kick…Soccer and CTE
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said: “[Football] brings people together like nothing else and the FIFA World Cup will be a celebration of that unity and passion for the game we love so much.” Think about it, what other sport brings together the most unexpected people spanning celebrities to your local grocer, your grandmother and your dentist? Football, or soccer if … Read More
“Once more unto the breach, dear friends”: A Breacher Syndrome Chronicle
Soldiers were archetypically heroic and strong. When they came home unable to speak, walk, or remember, with no physical reason for those shortcomings, the only possible explanation was personal weakness. Treatment methods were based on the idea that the soldier who had entered into war as a hero was now behaving as a coward and needed to be snapped out … Read More
Problems Caused Due To Brain Injury
Brain Injuries Cause Problems That Many Folks Would Never Think Are Related To The Brain Injury At Brain Injury Law of Seattle, (BILS) we have seen all manner of problems that arise from having a brain injury. There are of course the most common problems: Memory and recall problems Concentration problems Multitasking problems Dizziness and nausea Headaches and migraines … Read More
TYPES OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
Traumatic brain injuries are some of the most serious injuries that an individual could sustain. They can have lasting or permanent physical and cognitive effects and are very financially draining injuries to recover from. Due to the severe nature of TBIs, victims must understand what they are facing when they are diagnosed so that they know what medical and legal … Read More
