Traumatic Brain Injuries  (TBI) occur for  a variety of reasons, from sports-related injuries (e.g., concussions)  to car accidents.  The impact  that the TBI can  have on cognitive, emotional  and behavioral functioning depends on the location and extent  of the damage.  Location helps determine what functions  are going  to be impacted.  For example, damage to  the left side of the brain may involve deficits in speech production and motor control of  the right side  of the body.  The extent  of the damage determines how severe  the loss  of functioning is, recovery time  and whether the deficits that result are limited to  a few domains  of functioning  or are more extensive.  With more severe injuries, including those where loss  of consciousness lasted  for more than  a very brief period  of time,  the cognitive deficits are likley to be  more serious.  With mild brain injuries,  more subtle deficits will impact functioning.  These subtle deficits  are more difficult to pick up simply by talking to  the person.  The goal  of the neuropsychological evaluation when dealing with  TBI is to elucidate the changes that have occurred  in functioning, the services from the school and treatment team that may be necessary to improve daily functioning and to monitor progress and modify the services as needed.
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