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My friend flew off a motorcycle and over the road divider. His forehead hit ground and one bone on the shoulder fractured. what are the oftenly seen behavior abnormalities associated with damages to cerebral cortex? If my friend has a history of violence and bad temper, does it mean he will become more violent if the injury to his head is bad? What are the normally done procedures to diagnose and treat his head injury in such case? He in on a surgery to fix the shoulder fracture now, but the hospital reported him of losing his causciousless, e.g. doing mad things but doesn't know what he is doing, etc. What is the first thing to do with such traumatic brain injury, as he is on surgery for the fracture right now, I want to know, if anything that I can do to treat the brain damage, what is the possibility of recovering?

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1. what are the oftenly seen behavior abnormalities associated with damages to cerebral cortex? There is tremendous variation, depending on the exact areas of the brain that are damaged. 2. If my friend has a history of violence and bad temper, does it mean he will become more violent if the injury to his head is bad? Not necessarily. 3. What are the normally done procedures to diagnose and treat his head injury in such case? The head can be scanned and x-rayed to assess damage, and neurological tests can be performed. The gross effects of trauma, such as skull fractures, can be treated, but there is no treatment for damage to the brain itself. Sometimes it recovers to a certain extent (even completely), and sometimes it doesn't. One simply monitors and hopes. 4. What is the first thing to do with such traumatic brain injury, as he is on surgery for the fracture right now, I want to know, if anything that I can do to treat the brain damage, what is the possibility of recovering? Brain damage cannot be treated. Brain damage can be assessed with a fair degree of precision. Some brain function may be regained in time. Specific therapies can make the best of whatever recovery occurs. Other therapies can help to compensate for lost function. The prognosis for brain damage depends entirely on the nature and extent of the damage. Rapid improvement after the injury is associated with a better long-term prognosis. A lack of any improvement is associated with a poor prognosis. Continued deterioration normally does not occur after the injury, although severe brain damage may eventually cause death, within hours, days, or months. This is all IIRC. I'm not a doctor; this isn't medical advice.

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