Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Traumatic brain injury can result from falls, car accidents, sports injuries, military service, and blast exposures. You do not need to hit your head to have a brain injury. Any sudden force to the body can cause your brain to lacerate and cause injury by striking the skull.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
In addition to headaches and other medical concerns, carbon monoxide poisoning and exposure to environmental toxins can cause lasting changes in mood, thinking, and behavior—even after the initial exposure has resolved. Symptoms may include depression, anxiety, irritability, "brain fog", memory problems, or personality changes. These effects are often overlooked because symptoms can appear gradually or resemble primary psychiatric conditions.
Did you know?
Many doctors wrongly assume that TBI causes damage to brain tissue only in regions localized near the site of injury. Many research studies are now showing that, contrary to this, head injuries set off an entire cascade of pathological biochemical processes and subsequent brain adaptations, all of which contribute to the symptoms. Additionally, some of these can occur long after the initial injury. Additional insight comes from a specialization in neuroscience known as connectomics, which has shown that even when damage is localized to one region, it can affect other regions that are part of the same network, causing a variety of symptoms affecting physical, emotional, and cognitive symptoms.
So what does this mean?
Seeing a doctor who is specialized in TBI is important both for obtaining the right diagnosis and the right treatment. For patients who are qualified and not responding to traditional TBI treatment, we offer a specialized brain imaging service that allows us to visualize the problem and more precisely target your treatment.