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Quora daily sends me IQ messages. TBI and memory amnesia et al make it impossible to understand, other than in the moment of reading, what impairments you have. This explains exactly what neuropsycholigist will tell a person who has sustained TBI (following hours of tests) but as I say you have no room in the head to carry this for reference. What you have as a person with TBI is a “sheet of wind upon a window pane” … The article is about being part of 2% of population with an IQ of 140-145.

The Old Biddy ·  Follow Organic Gardener, Chicken Keeper, Mother of two grown offspr2y I have an IQ of 140-145. What does it mean? As a professional who administered, scored and interpreted more than 1000 IQ tests during my career, an … Continue reading

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I am 29 years old. At 24, I sustained a traumatic brain injury. It has been extremely difficult losing my intellect.. Comment from canisgallicus.com: 30+ yrs on with impact of TBI and never heard of it as described “extremely difficult losing my intellect”. To me this is the silent epidemic that nobody acknowledges and in a world of competitive focused on IQ, Elon’s essay conveys the case of a man aged just 29. 1990’s aged 32 it happened to me and as this website will convey, there were many hurdles summed up in yesterday’s visit to Nuclear Medicine for a Cat Scan where AI meets medicine. see below book I wrote while going through breast cancer treatment which details the medical conveyor belt of illhealth associated with TBI, Wisdom tells me that the reason the medical team tell you that the no head injury is the same because when you think about it no two people are the same. In my case, depression but more difficult to contend with, Anxiety, which made TBI far more difficult and complex.

Home Following Answer Spaces Notifications Elon Meir ·  What is it like to have very low IQ? I am 29 years old. At 24, I sustained a traumatic brain injury. It has been extremely difficult losing my intellect. I attended a … Continue reading

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Monash University, University of Melbourne, Australia: Blood biomarkers show even one-off brain injuries have effects lasting decades: study. With four campuses in Australia and a presence in Malaysia, China, India, Indonesia and Italy, it is one of the most internationalised Australian universities.

Blood biomarkers show even one-off brain injuries have effects lasting decades: study 25 September 2024 Monash University-led research, believed to be the first of its kind, has used blood tests and MRI scans to show that the effects of traumatic … Continue reading

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Monash University-led research, believed to be the first of its kind, has used blood tests and MRI scans to show that the effects of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) can last decades. Comment: TBI 1993 … have been taking SSRI’s prescribed by psychiatrist at that time

Blood biomarkers show even one-off brain injuries have effects lasting decades by Monash University Monash University-led research, believed to be the first of its kind, has used blood tests and MRI scans to show that the effects of traumatic brain injuries … Continue reading

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Aphasia, in my case, post TBI 30 years ago. Verbal communication extremely difficult & my great fear now is that it will get worse, if not become dementia, as I am now in my 60’s. Neurologists termed my diagnosis as Brocas and here is an excellent description “A type of non-fluent aphasia is Broca’s aphasia. People with Broca’s aphasia have damage to the frontal lobe of the brain. They frequently speak in short phrases that make sense but are produced with great effort. They often omit small words such as ”is,” ”and,” and ”the.” For example, a person with Broca’s aphasia may say, ”Walk dog,” meaning, ”I will take the dog for a walk,” or ”book book two table,” for ”There are two books on the table.” People with Broca’s aphasia typically understand the speech of others fairly well. Because of this, they are often aware of their difficulties and can become easily frustrated. People with Broca’s aphasia often have right-sided weakness or paralysis of the arm and leg because the frontal lobe is also important for motor movements.” taken from the Centre for Neuro Skills. Yes, but thankfully not now, unless tired, I had the weakness on the right hand side.

Sign inSign up Aphasia Due to Brain Injury Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are very common. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), at least 1.7 million people suffer from a TBI every year. There are an estimated … Continue reading

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