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Consequences
Mild TBI
In most people, symptoms resolve within 1-14 days. Some might have ongoing symptoms for up to 3 months, and in about 10% of people these symptoms persist for more than 6 months. This is known as Post Concussion Syndrome.
Moderate to Severe TBI
If a person has sustained a moderate to severe TBI, they are likely to have some level of physical, cognitive or behavioural disability. These include:
Fatigue
Physical problems
- Mobility problems
- Pain: headaches, soft tissue pain, touch sensitivity
- Speech articulation, swallowing difficulties
- Sensory difficulties: hearing, taste, smell, vision, touch, proprioception
Cognitive problems
- Attention and memory problems
- Reduced problem solving and speed of processing
- Language difficulties
- Cognitive inflexibility
- Impaired insight
Emotional and behavioural problems
- Anxiety and depression
- Absence of behaviour
- Lack of drive to do things
- Desire to undertake but failure to initiate
- Excess of behaviour
- Agitation
- Impulsivity
- Perseveration: getting stuck
- Verbal and physical aggression
Job loss/disruption
Difficulty with social interaction and family relationships
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