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TBI Visitors
TBI Information Available The attached book, called the "Traumatic Brain Injury Survival Guide", is superb. If you have a TBI, I recommend looking at it. If you think you have a TBI, or if you have been told you might have a TBI, then I strongly recommend that you read it. Unless you have an obvious TBI, like shrapnel that has killed a portion of your brain, it is very hard to understand. Many warriors get embarrassed, having seen fellow warriors get killed or seriously wounded. So they ignore it. Believe me, I have seen many. I have met Marines who have faked it all the way through their second deployments. Talking to some of them, it is amazing they made it home. And they know it. They try, over and over, to get better on their own. To stay tuff. Eventually, however, their brains begin to "shut down". Several pass out and lose their memories. And none of us understand it. But this book does. And, it speaks English. Really. (Technically, doctors speak English. But they don't really.) So learn what you can. Read if you can. Knowledge is KEY! Click here to take the test... Tim Maxwell To see the entire Web Page (recommended), click here... To see the entire Book (214 Pages), click here... TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY SURVIVAL GUIDE Dr. Glen Johnson Clinical Neuropsychologist 5123 North Royal Drive Traverse City, MI 49684 (231) 929-7358 (e-mail) debglen@yahoo.com (Web Site) www.tbiguide.com
COMMON INDICATORS OF A HEAD INJURY This questionnaire is not meant to be a formal “test” to see if you have a head injury. If you have multiple “YES” answers, bring this questionnaire to your doctor. Additional tests (medical and neuropsychological) maybe ordered. HEADACHES Yes No Do you have more headaches since the injury or accident? Yes No Do you have pain in the temples or forehead? Yes No Do you have pain in the back of the head (sometimes the pain will start at the back of the head and extend to the front of the head)? Yes No Do you have episodes of very sharp pain (like being stabbed) in the head which lasts from several seconds to several minutes? MEMORYYes No Does your memory seem worse following the accident or injury? Yes No Do you seem to forget what people have told you 15 to 30 minutes ago? Yes No Do family members or friends say that you have asked the same question over and over? Yes No Do you have difficulty remembering what you have just read?
WORD-FINDING Yes No Do you have difficulty coming up with the right word (you know the word that you want to say but can’t seem to “spit it out”)? FATIGUE Yes No Do you get tired more easily (mentally and/or physically)? Yes No Does the fatigue get worse the more you think or in very emotional situations? CHANGES IN EMOTION Yes No Are you more easily irritated or angered (seems to come on quickly? Yes No Since the injury, do you cry or become depressed more easily?
CHANGES IN SLEEP Yes No Do you keep waking up throughout the night and early morning? Yes No Do you wake up early in the morning (4 or 5 a.m.) and can’t get back to sleep? ENVIRONMENTAL OVERLOAD Yes No Do you find yourself easily overwhelmed in noisy or crowded places (feeling overwhelmed in a busy store or around noisy children)? IMPULSIVENESS Yes No Do you find yourself making poor or impulsive decisions (saying things “without thinking” that may hurt others feelings; increase in impulse buying?) CONCENTRATION Yes No Do you have difficulty concentrating (can’t seem to stay focused on what you are doing)? DISTRACTION Yes No Are you easily distracted (someone interrupts you while you are doing a task and you lose your place)? ORGANIZATION Yes No Do you have difficulty getting organized or completing a task (leave out a step in a recipe or started multiple projects but don’t complete them)? __________ Total Number of Yes Answers If you have 5 or more Yes answers, discuss the results of this questionnaire with your doctor. |
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