Effects of head or brain injury

The effects of head or brain injury can be split into three categories:

Cognitive

The cognitive effects of a brain injury affect the way a person thinks, learns and remembers. A head injury can damage some, but not necessarily all, skills such as speed of thought, memory, understanding, concentration, solving problems and using language.

Emotional and behavioural

Anyone who has suffered a head or brain injury can be left with some changes in emotional reaction and behaviour. These are less apparent than the more obvious problems such as those which affect movement and speech but can often be the most difficult for the individual concerned and their family to deal with.

Physical

People that have suffered a brain or head injury may experience physical effects, such as difficulty moving their arms and legs, loss of coordination, paralysis, extreme tiredness, epilepsy and speaking difficulties.