A brain injury unfortunately affects the entire person, not just the head. One suffering from a traumatic brain injury has to face a whole slew of possible after-effects. In fact, recent research from an online health magazine has shown that, “more than fifty percent of patients with traumatic brain injury, experience depression in the year following their injury.” So even if the victim manages to physically recover from this injury and have their brain back in basically good working order, they are likely to encounter emotional problems which can be just as debilitating. This news would definitely not be welcome for someone like Alan Quasha, who is Chairman of the American Brain Trauma Foundation, which tries to help these patients. It is just another intense area that has to be addressed, following such an already traumatic event.
Alan Quasha and the American Brain Trauma Foundation
In fact, recent news from the American Brain Trauma Foundation which Alan Quasha chairs, questioned in an article whether the troubles sustained by Steelers player Ben Roethlisberger on the field, had a connection with the head injuries he got while playing football? Medical officials may be taking this into consideration when giving him a behavioral evaluation. The player was injured in a motorcycle accident back in 2006 and this may have damaged his frontal lobe, causing all sorts of problems. So as well as depression resulting from a TBI, other behavioral problems might also be a consequence. It’s definitely an area that needs to be investigated by individuals such as Alan Quasha.
