The severity of the injury - whether it is mild, moderate or severe - will have a large bearing on when and if someone is able to return to work following a traumatic brain injury. But that is only one of the many things that will determine a survivor’s ability to return to the work [...]
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Following a traumatic brain injury, the survivor may become dependent upon those close to them. These dependencies may be emotional in nature or based on a substance abuse. Whatever dependency is involved, it can lead to difficulties in recovering from the injury. For most of us, attitude is one hundred percent within our control. It is our choice whether or not to be in a good or a bad mood. For those who are survivors of a brain injury, the choice has become much more difficult. |
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Brain Injuries and Poor Judgment
Poor judgment is one of the results of inadequate cognitive functioning following an injury to the frontal lobe. This deficit can involve many aspects of a person’s life, including the situations mentioned below:
- When handling a motor vehicle of any kind, someone exhibiting poor judgment may place themselves, and others, in a dangerous situation because [...]