[SpaceCadet]

Here's a really good article on the different types of fatigue that come with TBI. It explains each type and gives you tips on how to decrease the fatigue.

Check it out:

http://www.bcftbi.org/about-tbi/fatigue.asp

That website also has a lot of other good information.

Nick

[GlassHead]

Some research suggests that there is a link between vitamin D deficiency and chronic fatigue in TBI patients.

Although the link is not quite clear it is always worth trying a supplement and see if it helps.

Article:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0427182609.htm

-GlassHead

[Klaus]

"Operating at maximum capacity induces fatigue, as we know when we compare how we feel after sitting a three-hour examination with sitting for three hours of idle chatting. After Mild Head Injury, activities (such as talking with visitors, for example) that do not normally demand full capacity may now use up all available processing space"

Dorothy Gronwall

That sums up perfectly exactly how PCS fatigue feels to me. I'm sure poor diet, depression and other such factors can contribute to making you tired, but the crippling fatigue that comes specifically with PCS is, in my opinion, definitely a result of the brain just having to work at full capacity the whole time to do even the simplest things.

[Kenjhee]

I tried vitamin D, and found no benefit for my fatigue. Hopefully it can help others.

[Mark in Idaho]

Klaus,

I am glad to see you found my favorite concussion researcher. Dr Dorothy Gronwall and her colleagues did fabulous research back in the 1970's. NT has a participant from the past (Lucy) who was treated by Dr Gronwall even though Dr Gronwall was retired. Dr Gronwall passed away from a brain aneurism in 2004 (If I recall correctly). She was a great lady.

[Klaus]

Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho

Klaus,

I am glad to see you found my favorite concussion researcher. Dr Dorothy Gronwall and her colleagues did fabulous research back in the 1970's. NT has a participant from the past (Lucy) who was treated by Dr Gronwall even though Dr Gronwall was retired. Dr Gronwall passed away from a brain aneurism in 2004 (If I recall correctly). She was a great lady.

You told me about her a while back, for which I thank you

Since then I've read a few books she authored and co-authored in the 80s and 90s - they seem way ahead of anything more recent I have read. She explains symptoms and other problems as clearly as if she has suffered from them herself, but she's also done the studies to back up what she says scientifically. Brilliant.

The only sad thing is that some of her incredibly useful research and insights seem to have been forgotten about or ignored by clinicians, at least the ones I've met or heard about.

For example I know from my own experience that previous concussions will have certain hard to measure continuing effects, even after a supposed full recovery. She did studies that actually demonstrated this, but whenever I suggest it to a clinician they look at me like I've just started talking about aliens or something. Why was research like this never followed up?

Anyway, I agree, great lady.