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Complications of Head injury

Head injuries can cause brain damage, and this can have many effects, some developing immediately and others over time. They fall into three main categories:

• Physical effects, such as difficulty moving your arms and legs, loss of coordination, paralysis, extreme tiredness, epilepsy and speaking difficulties.
• Cognitive effects (to do with thinking), such as loss of memory, reduced attention span, and slower reaction times.
• Emotional or behavioural effects, such as feelings of restlessness, irritation and anger, selfishness and stubbornness, and a tendancy to laugh or cry more than before.

See topic on Brain injury for further information.

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