I’ve been thinking a great deal about fatigue lately as a symptom- the consideration probably stems from some very recent experience I’ve had, but it seems to indicate that a) the body's needs are not being met, and thus a lethargy and fatigue has settled in, or b) the rest is the need, and something or a series of things has finally caught up.
In ...
Editorial Note* the following is meant to provide some helpful advice to those whom parent or caretaker a child who is likely- or slightly likely- at risk for incidents or collisions involving contact to the head. This might include soccer; hockey; martial arts, football, BMX, etc. It is not by any means a replacement for emergency medical services- ...
Alcoholism can be a strange thing to try to define. And not for lack of trying to put it in boxes: we have pamphlets and brochures galore in doctors offices that offer a quick five minute diagnosis. Many start with the simple question “Have you ever…?” and go on from there- illuminating the simple idea that what someone may see as normal in regards ...
I am thirty-six years separated from my last head injury, so as a matter of technically speaking, I am under nobody’s “care”.
Except my Own. And that, reader, is a great deal of responsibility. On the days when I don’t want “it” enough for me, I hope and strive to want it enough for you, because working with TBI is my gig, and if I am to ask ...
One of the most frequent set of symptoms to accompany TBI- especially of the sports variety (i.e. Concussion) would be that of Irlen Syndrome. Irlen sufferers usually have bouts of nausea, sensitivity to light; they may or may not experience words floating around on the page when trying to read, and concentration maybe extremely difficult. On some ...
A good friend and I were musing one night about his time overseas in Afghanistan, and he shared with me (more or less) the field assessment of attempting to determine if someone had sustained a brain injury. It went something like this: Is there an open head wound? Is blood coming out of the eyes? Is a clear fluid leaking from the ears? is there ...
