Brain Injury / Stroke

Common causes of Brain Injury

• Stroke – ischemic / hemorrhagic due to problems in blood supply of brain.
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Brain tumors
• Brain infections
• Immune mediated conditions as Multiple Sclerosis, encephalitis

Symptoms presented with Brain Injury

• One-sided or both sided muscle weakness and numbness of the arms and legs
• Tightness / Spasticity of the arms and legs
• Pain along the arms and legs
• Speech Problems (aphasia)
• Difficulty in swallowing
• Impaired consciousness (i.e. impaired arousal)
• Cognitive impairment such as memory problems, slow thinking skills, problems with attention
• Changes in their behavior such as aggression
• Changes in their mood such as depression and anxiety
• Bladder and bowel problems
• Visual / Hearing disturbances

Medical complications

• When the Brain Injury is not managed on time, it can lead to the following complications
• Pressure ulcers / Bed sores
• Urinary tract infection
• Post-stroke shoulder pain / shoulder subluxations – due to weak muscles in affected arm.
• Pneumonia
• Deep vein thrombosis – blood clot in the veins of legs and sometimes in arms
• Pulmonary embolus – blood clot in your lungs
• Heterotopic ossification – a condition which causes stiffness of your joints
• Seizures
• Spasticity – tightness of the muscles of the affected arm and leg
• Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity – a condition which causes fluctuations in your blood
• pressure, heart rate, and also causes abnormal stiffness of the arms and legs
• Headache
• Hydrocephalus – a condition where fluid builds up in your brain

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