ABSTRACT
Symptoms may include a wide range of problems that differ in intensity and duration depending on the injury and the individual. These deficits can include shortterm memory loss, long-term memory loss, slowed ability to process information, trouble concentrating or paying attention over sustained periods of time, difficulty keeping up with a conversation, word-finding problems, problems in understanding language, loss of a second (acquired) language, spatial disorientation, driving difficulties, impulsivity, inflexibility, time disorientation, organizational problems, impaired judgment, problems doing more than one thing at a time, seizures, muscle spasticity, double vision, impaired visual fields, loss of smell or taste, slow or slurred speech, headaches or migraines, fatigue, a lack of initiating activities, difficulty completing tasks without reminders, increased anxiety, depression and mood swings, denial of deficits, impulsive behavior, lack of insight, agitation, egocentricity (inability to see how behaviors affect others), explosive behavior, erratic behavior, sensory losses, inability to deal with novel or new material, and impairment in reading, writing, or arithmetic.
