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What is the treatment for tbi?
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Brain injury: Do you mean "traumatic brain injury? If so, many pts. Improve slowly and steadily over a 1 1/2-2 year period of time. Some benefit from speech therapies, cognitive-behavioural therapies, and even the useage of memory enhancing agents such as Namenda (memantine) or aricept. Antidepressants, and drugs to enhance focus and concentration may be useful.
Answered 6/30/2014
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Depends on severity: Treatment of tbi depends on the severity. If there is a mass lesion (blood clot) the treatment is surgical removal of the blood clot by a neurosurgeon. If there is diffuse swelling, the patients have brain monitoring to check the brain pressures. Medications are used to "induce a coma" and help to decrease the swelling and brain pressure. For mild tbi, the treatment is supportive care.
Answered 4/8/2013
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