Traumatic Brain Injury from a Motorcycle Accident

Every time bikers throw a leg over, they immerse themselves in an independent and liberating experience. But a traumatic brain injury can steal away that independence in a flash.

How Brain Trauma Happens

The brain serves as the control center for all bodily activities, but it can't control the random chance of motorcycle accidents. With or without a helmet, a biker can be vulnerable to serious brain injury.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and brain damage can result from an open head wound such as skull fracture or penetration occurring when the head hits a hard surface. Closed head injuries can lead to brain trauma when there is a rapid acceleration or deceleration of the head, like in the case of being rear-ended in a car accident.

Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury

If you, or someone you know, hits their head in a motorcycle accident and exhibit any of the following symptoms or exhibit any other unusual behavior, a traumatic brain injury may have been suffered. Even if you remotely suspect a traumatic brain injury, you should immediately go to an emergency room or see another health-care professional.

Possible symptoms of traumatic brain injury - whether the TBI occurred from a closed head injury or from a fracture or penetration of the skull - include:

Anxiety Behavior Changes Confusion Depression

Difficulty Speaking Disorientation Dizziness Hearing Loss

Impaired Vision Loss of Coordination Memory Loss Paralysis