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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Phoenix AZ
Posts: 531
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Phoenix AZ
Posts: 531
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I never actually saw a neurologist. I had a craniotomy the night of my accident, and had a follow up with the neurosurgeon 10 weeks later after being discharged from hospital.
Most of my appointments were with a MD specializing in physical medicine/rehabilitation (physiatrist) rather than a neurologist. I saw her daily while in the hospital, then monthly for the first three months as an outpatient. I also had two neuropsychological assessments with a clinical neuropsychologist, one in the hospital just before discharge, and a follow up three months after that.
The physical medicine/rehab MD was the one that structured my physical, occupational and speech therapy rather than a neurologist. After the cognitive deficits were mostly resolved I saw her every six months for two years. After two years with everything stable and back to normal we stopped the follow up visits.
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What Happened: On November 29, 2010, I was walking across the street and was hit by a light rail commuter train. Result was a severe traumatic brain injury and multiple fractures (skull, pelvis, ribs). Total hospital stay was two months, one in ICU followed by an additional month in neuro-rehab. Upon hospital discharge, neurological testing revealed deficits in short term memory, executive functioning, and spatial recognition.
Today: Neuropsychological examination five months post-accident indicated a return to normal cognitive functioning, and I returned to work approximately 6 months after the accident. I am grateful to be alive and am looking forward to enjoying the rest of my life.
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