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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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Hi and welcome to NeuroTalk. Sounds like a pretty bad concussion. Did they record your GCS at the hospital?
The symptoms you mention are common with mTBI. All brain injuries are different and they heal on their own schedule, but in the PCS world 9 months really isn't all that long a time. Rest, good nutrition, no alcohol and limited caffeine are normally recommended for PCS patients.
Did you have any therapies after your hospital stay? I found speech and occupational therapy helpful in restoring memory and cognitive function. If you are employed and have medical insurance a full neuro-psychological assessment by a licensed clinical neuropsychologist can pinpoint deficit areas and steer you to specific therapies that may be helpful.
Best to you.
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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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