A traumatic brain injury is like a volcano. It shakes up a life permanently. People say that the brain "rewires" but it doesn't return to the way things were before the volcano hit. The brain can "rewire" but not in exactly the same way. Thus new roads may be constructed and detours are assigned. When a brain grows new roads (neurons), some of them stray off (don't connect to other neurons) and those strays cause a permanent tremor. When detours are assigned (wires connect to different wires), the new trails are slower, creating cognitive deficits.
Every brain injury is different.
Welcome to the place on the web where I will share some of my memories.
~sapphoq
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