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Common Brain Injury Problems
COMMON BRAIN INJURY PROBLEMS
Memory
Short Term
Recent
Long Term
Attention Difficulty
Confusion
Disorientation
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Concentration Loss
Problems
Organizing
Planning
Prioritizing
Scheduling
Fatigue
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EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS
Irritability
Agitation
Tiredness
Depression
Sadness
Anger
Anxiety
Feelings of Hopelessness
Self-Esteem
Loss of Self-Confidence
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Impulsivity
Fear
Hypersensitive to:
Lights
Sounds
Distracts Easily
Inability to Focus
Gets Mad Easily
Sexual Problems
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PAIN
- Headaches, neck aches, chronic pain sensations
- Poor Sleep patterns
- Arousal difficulties - fatigue
- Hypersensitivity to light, noise, sense of smell and crowds
- Muscle tension and weakness
- Tremors of head, arms and hands
- Seizures - grand mal and petit mal (temporal lobe and cellular level can be very difficult to
notice; example: staring; they may be as brief as an 8-second daydream)
- Paralysis and numbness
- Sensory loss - hearing, vision, touch
IMPAIRED SELF-IMAGE CONCEPT
- Denial that there is anything strong or that a problem exists
- Confusion
- Secret fear that he/she is going crazy
- May begin to self-medicate, using drugs, and/or alcohol beverages
- May want to keep spouse or other significant person away from his/her treating professionals
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