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  2. Apr 11, 2017 · Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion, is the most common type of traumatic brain injury. With mTBI comes symptoms that include headaches, fatigue, depression, anxiety and irritability, as well as impaired cognitive function.

    • What Is Cognition?
    • Attention and Concentration Problems
    • Problems with Processing and Understanding Information
    • Language and Communication Problems
    • Problems Learning and Remembering New Information
    • Planning and Organization Problems
    • Problems with Reasoning, Problem-Solving and Judgment
    • Inappropriate, Embarrassing Or Impulsive Behavior
    • Cognitive Outcome/Recovery and Rehabilitation
    • Discuss Your Concerns with Your Physician Or Treatment Provider.

    Cognition is the act of knowing or thinking. It includes the ability to choose, understand, remember and use information. Cognition includes: 1. Attention and concentration. 2. Processing and understanding information. 3. Memory. 4. Communication. 5. Planning, organizing, and assembling. 6. Reasoning, problem-solving, decision-making, and judgment....

    A person with TBI may be unable to focus, pay attention, or attend to more than one thing at a time. This may result in: 1. Restlessness and being easily distracted. 2. Difficulty finishing a project or working on more than one task at a time. 3. Problems carrying on long conversations or sitting still for long periods of time. Since attention skil...

    After brain injury, a person’s ability to process and understand information often slows down, resulting in the following problems: 1. Taking longer to grasp what others are saying. 2. Taking more time to understand and follow directions. 3. Having trouble following television shows, movies, etc. 4. Taking longer to read and understand written info...

    Communication problems can cause persons with TBI to have difficulty understanding and expressing information in some of the following ways: 1. Difficulty thinking of the right word. 2. Trouble starting or following conversations or understanding what others say. 3. Rambling or getting off topic easily. 4. Difficulty with more complex language skil...

    Persons with TBI may have trouble learning and remembering new information and events.
    They may have difficulty remembering events that happened several weeks or months before the injury (although this often comes back over time). Persons with TBI are usually able to remember events...
    They may have problems remembering entire events or conversations. Therefore, the mind tries to “fill in the gaps” of missing information and recalls things that did not actually happen. Sometimes...
    Persons with TBI may have difficulty planning their day and scheduling appointments.
    They may have trouble with tasks that require multiple steps done in a particular order, such as laundry or cooking.
    Individuals with TBI may have difficulty recognizing when there is a problem, which is the first step in problem-solving.
    They may have trouble analyzing information or changing the way they are thinking (being flexible).
    When solving problems, they may have difficulty deciding the best solution, or get stuck on one solution and not consider other, better options.
    They may make quick decisions without thinking about the consequences, or not use the best judgment.

    Individuals with brain injuries may lack self-control and self-awareness, and as a result they may behave inappropriately or impulsively (without thinking it through) in social situations. 1. They may deny they have cognitive problems, even if these are obvious to others. 2. They may say hurtful or insensitive things, act out of place, or behave in...

    Cognition is usually evaluated by a neuropsychologist. Since there are many factors that can affect how someone will improve cognitively, it is very difficult to predict how much someone will recover. With practice, cognitive problems usually improve to some degree. Cognitive rehabilitation is therapy to improve cognitive skills and has two main ap...

    You should discuss any questions or concerns you have with a physiatrist (rehabilitation specialist) or the rehabilitation team. It is important to mention new problems as they develop. New problems could be the result of medication or require further evaluation.

  3. Jul 30, 2020 · Cognitive symptomatology following mild to moderate TBI is often multi-factorial in etiology and affected by premorbid and co-occurring issues such as sleep disturbance, vision changes, balance disorders, depression, anxiety, medication effects, and substance use disorders, among others.

  4. Feb 24, 2024 · Mild TBI symptoms could last for days, weeks, or months and can significantly impact an individual’s daily functioning. Cognitive impairment following mTBI can manifest in various ways, including cognitive deficits, as well as increased emotional distress and somatic complaints .

    • 10.3390/medicina60030380
    • 2024/03
    • Medicina (Kaunas). 2024 Mar; 60(3): 380.
  5. Moderate and severe TBI are associated with more severe and persistent cognitive deficits, which can involve cognitive domains typically preserved in mild TBI, such as awareness, reasoning, language, visuospatial processing, and general intelligence.

    • Amanda R. Rabinowitz, Harvey S. Levin
    • 2014
  6. Feb 24, 2024 · Mild TBI patients who develop cognitive impairment show evidence of altered brain function, including decreased cerebral blood flow and metabolism in the frontal cortex and altered activity in the prefrontal cortex during cognitive tasks .

  7. Feb 24, 2024 · Several risk factors for developing cognitive impairment post-mTBI were identified, including age, gender, genetics, and pre-existing mental health conditions. The efficacy of interventions, including cognitive rehabilitation and pharmaceutical treatment, varied across studies.

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