Traumatic Brain Injuries

 

Traumatic brain injury (TBI), also called acquired brain injury or simply head injury, occurs when a sudden trauma causes damage to the brain. TBI can result when the head suddenly and violently hits an object, or when an object pierces the skull and enters brain tissue. Symptoms of a TBI can be mild, moderate, or severe, depending on the extent of the damage to the brain. A person with a mild TBI may remain conscious or may experience a loss of consciousness for a few seconds or minutes. Other symptoms of mild TBI include headache, confusion, lightheadedness, dizziness, blurred vision or tired eyes, ringing in the ears, bad taste in the mouth, fatigue or lethargy, a change in sleep patterns, behavioral or mood changes, and trouble with memory, concentration, attention, or thinking. A person with a moderate or severe TBI may show these same symptoms, but may also have a headache that gets worse or does not go away, repeated vomiting or nausea, convulsions or seizures, an inability to awaken from sleep, dilation of one or both pupils of the eyes, slurred speech, weakness or numbness in the extremities, loss of coordination, and increased confusion, restlessness, or agitation. (Souce: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) When the brain is affected through some collision there can be a multitude of problems that often become more prevalent over time. When a collision or trauma of some sort occurs this can set up an instability or dysregulation. Neurofeedback is a non invasive technique that can help correct these irregularities. To understand more about the use of neurofeedback for mild TBI review the information at the Internationl Society for Neurofeedback and Research ISNR http://www.isnr.org/information/mtbi.cfm or EEG spectrum at http://www.eegspectrum.com/Applications/TraumaticBrain/ . For additional information about mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) please contact CORE Services, Inc. at 314-647-4880.