Suffering from a brain injury or a concussion can have an effect on many different areas of your life, including your mental health. In fact, new research has shown that the effect that such an injury may have on the wellbeing of your brain may last for decades after the incident occurs.
When any kind of head or brain injury occurs, the first step that is carried out is to assess the wellness of the person involved. Often, this person may be suffering from initial acute symptoms, but new research shows that this may be the tip of the iceberg as far as long-term damage goes. It is now thought that after a concussion, many people will suffer from such symptoms as memory loss, inability to make new memories, problems maintaining attention and slowing down of physical movement. A clear difference can be seen between those who have suffered from a concussion and those who have not.
These symptoms may not emerge until months or even years after the event. In the case of a concussion, they can include things such as frustration, irritability, attention deficit, dizziness, memory problems, headaches and outbursts. When a brain injury has occurred, some of the symptoms that may emerge at a later date include problems with motivation, problem-solving difficulties, behavioural problems, emotional problem, lack of judgement and short-term memory loss.
This would appear to be as a result of the brain aging prematurely as a result of the trauma associated with a brain injury or concussion. One way of defending yourself against these types of symptoms (both if you have suffered from a brain injury/concussion or if you do not think that you have) is to keep the brain healthy by doing brain exercises, such as reading, doing puzzles and trying to learn new things.
There appears to be a premature aging of the brain as a consequence of past concussions, however even a lone event can impact the brain. To ward off this accelerated deterioration of the brain, it is important to do brain training, i.e.: exercising, reading, puzzles and learning new things.
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