Signs and symptoms of neurological impairment caused by TBI depend on which structures in the brain are damaged.
Common symptoms include:
- Anxiety, nervousness
- Behavioral changes:
- difficulty controlling urges (disinhibition)
- impulsiveness
- inappropriate laughter
- irritability
- Blurry or double vision (diplopia)
- Depression
- Difficulty concentrating or thinking
- Difficulty finding words or understanding the speech of others (aphasia)
- Difficulty swallowing (dysphagia)
- Dizziness
- Headache
- Incoordination of movements
- Lightheadedness
- Loss of balance; difficulty walking or sitting
- Loss of memory
- Muscle stiffness and/or spasms
- Seizures
- Sleep difficulties (more or less sleep than pre-injury)
- Slurred and/or slowed speech
- Tingling, numbness, pain, or other sensations
- Sense of spinning (vertigo )
- Weakness in one or more limbs, facial muscles, or on an entire side of the body
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