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Yeah, it seems doubtful that there are any medical interventions that may help from what I have read. It just seems strange to do, well, nothing at all. It's a

Yeah, it seems doubtful that there are any medical interventions that may help from what I have read. It just seems strange to do, well, nothing at all. It's a similarly hopeless situation to my parents who are worried about developing Alzheimer's. There's a lot of speculation on potential treatments, but nothing concrete. I'm typically proactive as possible around these types of issues, and it's sad to think that I will just have to let life run its course. I think I could even get any of these parties involved in experimental therapies, but, I yet to find one that has been hailed as potentially very promising.

Balgair 6y ago
If you are interested in supporting medical studies, then I'd watch the clinical trials as they come out and consider volunteering: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/search/index https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/search/index The care you receive during a clinical trial is, of course, top notch. Speaking more anecdotally, I have a few close friends that also received a lot of brain injuries in their youth due to sports. Their progress, as you say, is spotty and individual. Personally, the ones that have made an effort to improve themselves mentally have been the most successful to any degree. When it comes to memory, saying that you just have a bad one will likely let it remain as such. Working on memory will help, if slowly or at all. Things like notepads, journaling, meeting notes, and a 'no excuses' attitude were key methods to friends that made progress. But, as you say, the brain is awfully murky and nature kinda has to take her course. Nothing is likely to stitch back together the neurons that were lost. However, the brain is awfully murky, and there seems to be nothing stopping it from rewiring the neurons that are left. Best of luck!

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Yeah, it seems doubtful that there are any medical interventions that may help from what I have read. It just seems strange to do, well, nothing at all. It's a

by nikkwong 6y ago

Balgair 6y ago
If you are interested in supporting medical studies, then I'd watch the clinical trials as they come out and consider volunteering: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/search/index https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/search/index The care you receive during a clinical trial is, of course, top notch. Speaking more anecdotally, I have a few close friends that also received a lot of brain injuries in their youth due to sports. Their progress, as you say, is spotty and individual. Personally, the ones that have made an effort to improve themselves mentally have been the most successful to any degree. When it comes to memory, saying that you just have a bad one will likely let it remain as such. Working on memory will help, if slowly or at all. Things like notepads, journaling, meeting notes, and a 'no excuses' attitude were key methods to friends that made progress. But, as you say, the brain is awfully murky and nature kinda has to take her course. Nothing is likely to stitch back together the neurons that were lost. However, the brain is awfully murky, and there seems to be nothing stopping it from rewiring the neurons that are left. Best of luck!