Is it possible
 

to think that I can determine what areas of my brain are still injured by the symptoms that I have and the area of the brain where those things are controlled? Or am I chasing my tail?

example- I have had high BP since the accident... therefore the medulla oblongata is injured.. My BP prior was around 110/60... today was 144/96 (and that has been the norm)

It would seem to make sense but I doubt you can draw serious conclusions since there are so many ways different injuries interact.

I have often wondered about this myself, but I have no answers.

My blood pressure has also increased quite a bit since the concussion, but it's starting to get back to normal (6 months later). I monitor it daily with a cuff.

Recently, I have discovered that sugar makes it skyrocket. I don't know why this is, but I abstained from sugar for a day, and my BP was normal for the first time in months. I repeated this trial a few times, and each time, my BP was normal on the days I didn't have sugar.

I had a point to my story, but I can't remember what it is now lol. Sorry. I'll edit this post later if I remember.

I have always been on the very low end of normal for my blood pressure. For the first time in my life mine has been elevated since the injury also.

??? Is this common? Makes me wonder. Plus it bothers me that some else is off.

High BP can also be a pain response...

I read the other day that 'sugar inflames the brain' and thought surely not, but maybe there is something in it, I know that sugar is fast becoming enemy number one to health in place of salt. My BP has remained the same but my resting pulse is higher which might suggest damage to a deeper part of the brain. However, I think it's hard to link cause and effect with the brain though because damage to the pituitary for example can have numerous effects on hormone production which all have their own particular symptoms. Another thing I read (I do a lot of reading these days) is that damage to the pituitary gland takes 6-8 months to rebalance itself.

for the first 3 months of my recovery I could NOT eat sugar without becoming very dizzy...

My resting has doubled... that is another symptom I did not think of... what is that indicative of?

Not sure what the cause is, mine is high if I wake in the night and I feel sweaty. It doesn't happen as much these days. You might want to read this http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...=resting+pulse thread...