What are some of the signs and symptoms of mild traumatic brain injury?
Brain function can be disrupted by trauma. Some of the symptoms include, but are not limited to: excessive sleepiness, inattention, difficulty concentrating, impaired memory, faulty judgment, depression, irritability, emotional outbursts, disturbed sleep, diminished libido, difficulty switching between two tasks, and slowed thinking. Mild traumatic brain injury may cause long-term residual problems with symptoms not apparent to the casual observer. These symptoms that can occur even without a loss of consciousness at the time of the traumatic event include: headaches, vertigo, photophobia (affected by light), phonophobia (affected by sound), tinnitus (ringing in ears), dizziness, light headedness, lethargy, easy fatigability, memory loss, forgetfulness, impaired logical thought, apathy, mood swings, irritability, personality changes, cognitive deficits, difficulty with new or abstract concepts, and/or perceptual changes.
