Effects of Brain Injury

What are the effects of traumatic brain injury?

Any traumatic brain injury - whether mild, moderate or severe - can temporarily or permanently weaken a person's ability to think and reason. In addition, it can interfere with emotional wellbeing and diminish physical abilities.

Physical

• Speech Impairment
• Vision - double, low, tunnel
• Loss of smell or taste
• Balance problems
• Seizures
• Headaches and fatigue

Cognitive

• Attention or concentration deficits
• Diminished learning ability
• Disorganization
• Reasoning impairments
• Short or long term memory loss
• Delayed information processing rate
• Inability to multi-task
• Lack of impulse control

Emotional and behavioral consequences

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Impulsivity
• Aggression
• Thoughts of suicide

Source: Brain Injury Association of Virginia