Patient/caregiver was educated on complications of head injury as follows: Poor motor abilities: Injury to the brain from head injury can affect portions of brain controlling gait and balance. This can result in weakness, gait instability, and increased risk for falls & accidents. In severe cases, depending on the site of brain injury, individuals can end up presenting with paralysis of various parts of the body. Poor bowel and bladder control: Injury to the brain [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on complications of head injury as follows: Seizures: Brain damage from the injury can lead to disturbance in the nerve signals in the brain, which increases the risk for seizure development. Sometimes, the seizures can occur for a short time, immediately after the injury and resolve later. But, in some cases, depending on the intensity of injury suffered, seizures can become permanent and endanger life. Confusion: Impact to the brain from injury [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on complications of head injury as follows: Altered level of consciousness: Brain damage from the injury can result in altered consciousness and pose problems with orientation to time, place, and person. Individuals can also present with loss of consciousness (LOC) and issues with the consciousness could resolve in due course of time or continue for prolonged periods of time, depending on the severity of impact. Dysphagia: Injury to the brain from head [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on complications of head injury as follows: Fracture of skull: Moderate to severe head injury can result in fracture of the skull bones, resulting in an open head injury. Trauma to the brain: The fractured bone of the skull can sometimes penetrate the protective coverings around the brain, meninges, and injure the brain tissue resulting in severe trauma to the brain. Speech difficulty: Moderate to severe head injury can lead to damage [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated that the signs and symptoms of head injury can vary depending on the severity of the injury suffered. Also, some symptoms can appear during immediate 24 – 48 hours after injury and some symptoms can also appear in a few weeks after injury. The symptoms can progressively improve or worsen based on the impact of injury. Moderate to severe head injury can result in the following signs & symptoms: Poor control of blood [...]