Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries - Dr Linda Monaci
22/02/16. A road traffic accident, or any event which involves trauma to the head, may result in a brain injury which can cause cognitive, emotional and physical symptoms. The severity of a brain injury is usually graded as mild, moderate or severe and this can help provide guidance on recovery and the rehabilitation required. Only a minority of individuals still experience cognitive and emotional symptoms a year after a mild brain injury. To date, there are disagreements about the conceptual framework in which persistent symptoms after a mild head injury should be considered and consequently treated. Some experts regard these symptoms as due to the neuronal and pathogenic process associated with a traumatic brain injury; others regard these symptoms as merely co-occurring after a brain injury, triggered by the same event, but produced by different mechanisms. To complicate matters, there are also cases in which a very minor blow to the head can cause persistent cognitive and emotional symptoms, although arguably any brain injury is very unlikely. Given the secondary gains involved in a compensation claim, it is always necessary to consider symptom magnification and/or cognitive underperformance as potential contributing factors to an individual’s presentation...
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