When the Mind Changes: Understanding Anger and Personality Shifts After a Traumatic Brain Injury

By Brain Injury Law of Seattle

When the Mind Changes: Understanding Anger and Personality Shifts After a Traumatic Brain Injury

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can change you at your core, the part that makes you you. Personality change occurs in 59.1% of traumatic brain injuries, according to researchers. A once calm and patient individual may suddenly become irritable, short-tempered, withdrawn, or exhibit childlike behavior after a brain injury. Some talk nonstop; others barely speak at all. For many, these … Read More

Understanding Differences Between Cerebral Contusions and Concussions

By Brain Injury Law of Seattle

Man in doctors office with brain injury, concussion, contusion — Understanding Differences Between Cerebral Contusions and Concussions

Understanding Differences Between Cerebral Contusions and Concussions Your brain is an incredibly complex organ—it has about 86 billion neurons, which just happens to be about the same number as there are galaxies in the known universe. Because it’s so complex, powerful, and unique, it can be easy to forget that it’s an organ like any other. Just like the rest … Read More