Traumatic Brain Injury:
a life changing event that can affect everyone

It is always good to seek advice from a doctor after an accident involving the head, even if all appears good. The doctor will give you guidance on what to watch out for in the weeks following the accident.

In severe cases a patient will be treated in a hospital and your doctor will give you advice on further measures.

If you suffer profound implications from traumatic brain injury, an inpatient rehabilitation can help you in your recovery to regain lost functions.

At cereneo, we first assess your resources and impairments before our interdisciplinary team of medical experts develops a customized rehabilitation plan focusing on the areas you are having difficulties with in order to achieve the best possible recovery of the whole brain.

• Loss of consciousness from several minutes to hours
• Persistent headache or headache that worsens
• Repeated nausea, vomiting, dizziness
• Fatigue
• Loss of balance or coordination
• Problems with speech or vision
• Sensitivity to light
• Weakness or numbness in fingers and toes
• Convulsions or seizures
• Dilation of one or both pupils of the eyes
• Clear fluids draining from the nose or ears

• Profound confusion
• Problems with concentration or memorizing things
• Mood changes
• Inability to awaken from sleep, difficulties sleeping or sleeping more than usual

• falls, e.g. from a ladder, bed or stairs,
• vehicle accidents,
• sports accidents, e.g. from soccer, skiing, hiking, skateboarding or any other high-impact sport activities,
• physical violence