Is a Mild Brain Injury unimportant?
Any injury to the brain should be given immediate attention. A mild brain injury can have the same devastating effects that a moderate or severe injury can have. The key point is location. Most survivors of mild brain injury don’t lose consciousness and may only be in the emergency room for a short time before being sent home without ever knowing that they’ve been injured. For many of them, the survivor and their family/friends will begin noticing changes in them .. sometimes very subtle, sometimes very obvious. Since they weren’t diagnosed with a brain injury in the emergency room and since they didn’t ever lose consciousness, far too many of them will never receive the help that they need. Only now are the impacts of mild brain injury being understood, identified and treated. Most typically, mild brain injuries are received in car accidents where the brain is ‘sloshed’ around in the skull by the collision.
Any type of head trauma or injury to the brain deserves immediate medical attention. A mild brain injury can have the same devastating effects that a moderate or severe injury can have depending on the person and the circumstances. The key point to consider with any brain injury is “location,” as different areas of the brain are more susceptible to injury and will result in different side-effects for the injured person. Typically, mild brain injuries are sustained in car accidents where the brain is ‘sloshed’ around in the skull by the collision. Most people who sustain a form of mild brain injury in a car accident don’t lose consciousness and may only be in the emergency room for a short time before being sent home without ever knowing that they’ve been injured. However, soon after, it is often the case that the victim and their family/friends will begin noticing changes in personality and motor-skills. Sometimes the changes will be very subtle, and sometimes very obvious. Only recent
