| In this section we hope to give you
a little understanding of some of the effects that people
may experience as a result of a brain injury. No two
people are affected in quite the same way and each person
may have their own unique set of problems. |
 |
The experience of a brain injury can be very
confusing in ways that the BI person may find difficult to describe
and often may not be aware of some of the effects themselves.
The effects of a brain injury
can be many and varied and whether a person has a mild, moderate
or severe brain injury, one or many of the following may be experienced:-
Physical
Tiredness, headaches, weakness, reduced balance/co-ordinatition,
mobility difficulties, loss of control of functions, epilepsy,
affected taste/smell/sight/hearing etc
90%
of people receiving a severe brain injury make a good physical
recovery. This means their disability is effectively hidden -
but it remains nonetheless real. This is why brain injury is
often referred to as the 'hidden' disability - people can empathise
over a broken leg, but are less likely to understand something
that they can't see.
Cognitive
