A TBI can be caused by a blow, jolt or hit to the head. It is important to seek medical care IMMEDIATELY if you have injured your head. TBI’s can cause long term damage to your brain, cause seizures, and impact your memory, learning, concentration, problem solving, walking and other neurological conditions.
Women who have had a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) have unique challenges when dealing with this type of injury. Factors such as age of when the incident occurred, whether the woman is pregnant, hormones, perimenopause, menopause, circulating levels of endogenous sex hormones, which fluctuate considerably throughout a woman’s life, participation in athletics, addiction and nicotine consumption, oral contraceptive use, stress, migraine, perimenopause transition, hormone therapy, and frailty play a key role in treating these females.
Finding a provider that specializes in women’s health is important when dealing with a TBI. My Epilepsy Story (MES) is here for you as you navigate seizures and anti-seizure medications when dealing with a TBI.
