By. Victor W. Mark, MD, Edward Taub, PhD, Gitendra Uswatte, PhD, Khurram Bashir, MD, MPH, Gary R. Cutter, PhD, Camille C. Bryson, MS, PT, Staci Bishop-McKay, BS, and Mary H. Bowman, OTR/L Impaired mobility is a major cause for reduced quality of life in multiple...
You forget things – names of people, where you parked your car, the place you put an important document, and so much more. Some experts tell you to dismiss these episodes. “Not so fast”, says Dr. Gary Small, one of the nation’s leading experts...
The group, led by Dr Jessica Schnieders from Rijnstate Hospital in Arnham, The Netherlands, looked at vitamin D and hormone levels in 90 fatigued and non-fatigued subjects. They also systematically evaluated pituitary hormones and factors such as sleep, attention,...
It is possible that a head injury can be causing you depression. After a head injury, the brain is fighting to stabilize it’s functioning including metabolism. What this does is slows down the brains functioning and depresses several of its systems. In effect,...
Those of us who do not have a head injury do not understand the difficulties of living in normal society. Life is chaotic, loud, fast, and confusing when you have a head injury. Simply answering a question can be an obstacle and remembering what you were doing...
Because the brain helps regulate many of our daily functions and body systems to survive, many things in your life may change after a head injury. Memory and reaction time is compromised but other behavioral functions can be affected as well such as social isolation...
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