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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Phoenix AZ
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Phoenix AZ
Posts: 531
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Rather than the physical appearance of the injured area, the real question is what symptoms have appeared? Even if no lump appears there can still be serious injury (shaken baby syndrome is a sad yet all too common example).
A concussion or other TBI can have no outward sign but can still cause headaches, vision problems, fatigue, confusion, sensitivity to light and sound, memory loss, cognative deficits and other problems. If any of these exist a visit to a doctor (preferably one who specializes in brain injury) is in order, or the ER if the symptoms are sudden and severe.
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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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