Is it reasonable to expect thinking problems following exposure to violent acceleration forces to eventually “go away”?
If a person is in good physical health without a history of significant head injury and not of older age (i.e., less than 50 years of age) at the time of exposure to violent acceleration forces, it is reasonable to expect that substantial neuropsychological recovery will spontaneously take place over about two years post-injury, leaving the person with complete or almost complete neuropsychological recovery. However, despite substantial recovery, the injured party might be at risk for the onset of persistent neuropsychological impairment in the event of another significant head injury. In addition, as suggested by the latter statements, people of older age and those who have suffered significant head injury are at relatively high risk for the onset of enduring neuropsychological problems following nonimpact brain injury.
