Dusty lies: skull-brain trauma

This is one of the MRI images from 2016 and today there is a blog entry on a topic that is very important to me.

After passing out from a doctor, I suffered pretty bad head injuries from falling. Although I had many warning signs of cranial brain injuries and neck injuries, I was forced to stand up and was sent home after a short time! My mother was advised to notify the doctor until the next day in the evening, as it is at most a mild traumatic brain injury. Less than 24 hours later, I was in the intensive care unit in the hospital and there was a long question whether a brain surgery was necessary because of the bleeding or not. If I had listened to the doctor’s advice, I would no longer be alive or in need of care today.
It was 10 years ago on July 9th, so I would like to write a blog entry about it. Unfortunately, there are still many today who do not know the warning signs or believe some myths.

# 1 A mild traumatic brain injury is not that bad
Especially with minor craniocerebral injuries, you usually only feel a little dazed. But these can also have serious effects, even if you perceive it differently. After that, it is especially important to allow the brain to rest, that is to say sports, watching TV, reading and other stimuli are absolutely counterproductive! For the first few days in the intensive care unit, I was allowed to do absolutely nothing except stare at the ceiling. The whole thing should not be underestimated, as some effects can last a lifetime. Therefore, it is particularly important that you go to the doctor and have yourself examined. Any further SHT (traumatic brain injury) in the time when the first heals can have serious consequences!

# 2 It doesn’t take long to get well
While this may appear to the outside world, it is only a wishful thinking! The brain takes up to two years to heal again and sometimes it turns out even more, depending on the severity of the injuries. The most important thing is that you don’t give up during this time and keep trying to break new ground. And above all, you shouldn’t stifle hope in the bud, since a lot is now possible. I was told in the intensive care unit that I could not work in a laboratory because of the injuries. Despite everything, I did the training and later also my Abitur. I know from others that they were predicted to have a wheelchair life and now they can walk normally. Of course there are limits to what is possible, but no doctor can predict the future 100%. Things like memory, puzzle or crossword puzzles are particularly suitable for training the brain.

# 3 One helmet is enough to prevent traumatic brain injury
You can significantly reduce the chance of suffering a severe traumatic brain injury, but you cannot completely prevent it! Even if you have the most expensive helmet used, it doesn’t make you invulnerable. Even if you wear a helmet, you should be careful. Children, in particular, should be made aware that the brain is important and should be treated as such (no strikes on the head or face, not knocking the head against something, etc.). Sometimes flinging your head back and forth in an accident is enough for a SHT, which means the head does not necessarily have to bump into something!

# 4 MRI and CT are enough to diagnose traumatic brain injury
These methods are only sufficient to rule out any bleeding or fractures. In the case of traumatic brain injury, the changes are microscopic and cannot be determined by CT and MRI!

# 5 Traumatic brain injury is immediately noticeable
It may take days for the full extent of this to become apparent. It is therefore important to pay attention to sudden confusion, outbursts of anger, forgetfulness and difficulty concentrating, for example.

For example, headers should not be used by children / teenagers as they are quite risky. Some sports such as wrestling and boxing can lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (boxer dementia), which is triggered by multiple traumatic brain injuries. These have the following symptoms, for example: memory disorders, depression, aggressiveness or gait insecurity.

How do you see it?
Should be educated more about injuries to the brain and skull as such?

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