Brain Damage: Understanding And Living With Its Effects

The brain is the body’s control center so if it gets damaged the impact on daily living can be significant. The most common effects of brain injury are problems with walking, talking, processing information, and memory loss.

In the worst-case scenario your personality, relationships, and ability to lead an independent life can be seriously affected by a brain damage.

Symptoms of a brain injury will vary depending on which part of the brain is affected. Major strokes, aneurisms, epilepsy, or cerebral palsy are examples of conditions that tend to cause permanent brain injury.

Head injuries, oxygen deprivation, or mini-strokes are common causes of temporary brain damage. Longer-term problems are associated with diseases such as Alzheimer’s or other types of dementia.

It’s very difficult to predict the extent to which the brain will heal itself. This is because every individual is different and there are many variables. These include the severity of an injury, the part of the brain damaged, and the quality of treatment and rehab.

Generally speaking, the brain is not like other parts of the body that heal naturally with time. While some brain cells can heal themselves, this doesn’t mean that a patient can make a full recovery.

However, some people do recover and that is often down to them being positive and determined. Any recovery may also be due to other parts of the brain taking over functions from the damaged parts.

The more severe the brain injury, the more likely you are to need specialized care. Even with good rehab, support and care, survivors and their families are likely to face uncertain and challenging times. How long you live with a brain injury depends on the severity of the injury and your overall health.

Fairview Rehab & Nursing Home has experienced, compassionate, and caring staff who know how to attend to the needs of people with brain injuries. We do everything we can to keep patients motivated and engaged during rehab and recovery. We provide rehabilitation and nursing care to patients with different kinds of brain damage.

Mild brain injury may affect your brain cells only temporarily, but more serious ones can cause a permanent damage to the brain. They may cause long-term health conditions. But in some cases, patients do recover after a long treatment and care process.