Thread: Almost 6 months PCS and my first Neuro visit yesterday
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Old 11-27-2012, 01:21 PM
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Hi Chris. I suggest that the “small steps” toward your normal routine should be healthy ways to reestablish the damaged neuro pathways, to alleviate the concentration and sleeping problems. Alcohol will inhibit this recovery.

http://www.msktc.org/tbi/factsheets/...c-Brain-Injury

http://www.tbicommunity.org/resource...Spring2008.pdf

Good nutrition should also be part of the recovery plan. B vitamins, fish oil, and a generally healthy diet are important. Mark has a good list on one of his other posts.
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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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