What Is
Traumatic Brain Injury?

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an acquired brain injury resulting from sudden trauma that damages the brain when there is a sudden blow or jolt to the head, or when there is a penetrating injury to the skull. It could be either mild, moderate, or severe.

The most common form of TBI is called a concussion, which can cause disruption of neurological functions. For some individuals, symptoms can persist for days, weeks, or continue long term.

The symptoms of TBI could include any combination of:

• Trouble to concentrate
• Difficulty with memory, especially spoken messages
• Ringing in the ears
• Headaches
• Bad taste in the mouth
• Blurred vision
• Brief loss of consciousness
• Change in sleep patterns
• Confusion
• Dizziness
• Mood or behavioural changes
• Fatigue or lethargy
• Light-headedness
  
  

Moderate to severe symptoms can include:

• Slurred speech
• Decreased reasoning ability
• Language impairment
• Difficulty with processing speech in noisy environments
• Stuttering type of speech
• Loss of coordination
• Convulsions or seizures
• Increased confusion
• Persistent headache
• Pupil dilation
• Repeated nausea or vomiting
• Sleep problems like hypersomnia or insomnia
• Weakness or numbness in the limbs