What are the Associations between Traumatic Brain Injury and post traumatic stress disorder?
Traumatic Brain Injury, in particular co occurring mild Traumatic Brain Injury, may dramatically increase the risk of developing post traumatic stress disorder .
Surprisingly, Traumatic Brain Injury and post traumatic stress disorder result in similar neurochemical abnormalities. Damage to the prefrontal cortex, ventral portions of the frontal lobe, and the anterior temporal lobe may be evident in cases of Traumatic Brain Injury as well as in post traumatic stress disorder.
Disruption of attention, impaired short-term memory, persisting deficits in motor speed, and reduced learning capacity are also hallmarks of both Traumatic Brain Injury and post traumatic stress disorder.
