Living With Tramatic Brain Injury

The brain defines who you are. If something happens to the brain then there is a great chance that you will change. Brain injuries and damage occur when something hits the brain or when the brain hits something. Almost a quarter of a million Americans are hospitalized each year for brain injuries. Many of these accidents may not have been preventable but brain trauma can be a result of something as common as fighting. This is a lesson that a lot of people take into consideration, especially boys and athletes.
Once a brain injury has occurred there is little one can do to go back to "normal". Learning to make adjustments is part of the rehabilitation process but not everything can be cured. The frontal lobes and temporal lobes are more venerable to being damaged and that is why the most common problem is thinking and emotional and behavior management. There are three main types of injuries: contusion (bruise or blow), Axonal injury (twisted and torn), and bleeding in the brain (blood). So in conclusion, although our skull may feel very strong we still must be careful and try not to harm our brain. Damage can be fatal or cause a completely different life style for you and the people around you. So make sure to think wisely before you do something that could harm you.