Traumatic Brain Injuries Can Cause Behavioral Issues And Personality Changes

As if the other serious long-term disabilities associated with traumatic brain injuries weren’t enough, many head injury victims also suffer from a lifetime of behavioral problems and personality changes. These issues stem from damage to the frontal lobe – the area of the brain that largely controls who we are and how we act. Because of the frontal lobe’s large size and prominent location, a large number of head injury victims struggle with these devastating issues.

Sufferers of traumatic brain injuries may experience these problems for the rest of their lives:

• Personality changes
• Lack of judgment
• Poor impulse control
• Aggressiveness and violent behavior
• Explosive behavior and poor emotional control
• Temper issues
• Trouble obeying authorities
• Restlessness and agitation
• Addiction and drug abuse issues

As you might imagine, these serious issues can affect every facet of a person’s life, from their career to their relationships to their everyday interactions. Unlike a broken bone or tissue injury, a brain injury that causes personality changes will certainly alter the course of your life forever.

Working with someone who is suffering from behavioral and personality problems in the wake of a head injury can be difficult, but it is possible to make progress with these patients and teach them coping skills and social skills. However, successfully helping these issues usually takes an aggressive combination of medication and therapy – two things that can often be expensive, especially for families that are already facing other medical bills related to their head injury.

If you or a loved one have suffered behavioral issues in the wake of a traumatic brain injury – and that injury could have been prevented – you should speak with a head injury attorney immediately about your case. You may be owed help and support.



About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a VA injury law firm whose attorneys focus on personal injury and accident law and have experience handling cases brought by victims of traumatic brain injury and closed head injuries. In fact, in 2000, our firm helped a plaintiff receive what was then the largest verdict ever in a Virginia brain injury case. Then in the year 2012 we won a $21 million brain injury verdict.  We also have a blog in which we discuss only topics related to brain injuries and head wounds. 

Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been named to the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009 and listed among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008.Shapiro and Lewis have been named Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2008. Fewer than 5 percent of lawyers receive this professional honor. In addition, our firm was the first in Virginia to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms. Our VA injury law firm has the highest rating of AV from Martindale-Hubbell, a national lawyer ranking organization, which means we have a reputation for preeminent legal skill.
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