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Traumatic Brain Injury Resulting In A Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Fractured Ribs. Will She Regain Cognitive Skills ?

My friend sustained a traumatic brain injury.Resulting in a subarachnoid hemorrhage ,fractured ribs now has increased cultures in urine,and pneumonia.She is in an acute care facility and now it seems she will be transferred out to a subacute facility. She cannot speak ,eye focus, movement on command and yet the EEG shows brain activity . I'm confused is this part of progress or are we just waiting for a miracle to happen. Is this what her life will be in a wheelchair staring into space or is there any hope of her regaining any cognitive skills? It has been 1 month and 4 days. YYYY@YYYY
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Hi,
thanks for writing in.
Traumatic brain lesion are a very intricate problem to deal with. It is promising to hear that EEG is showing brain activity. The recovery from the injury is variable. In addition to the routine treatment hyperbaric oxygen therapy will help a lot. This will help in improvement in cognitive function. It will take its own time.No well defined time frame can be given.
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Traumatic Brain Injury Resulting In A Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Fractured Ribs. Will She Regain Cognitive Skills ?

Hi, thanks for writing in. Traumatic brain lesion are a very intricate problem to deal with. It is promising to hear that EEG is showing brain activity. The recovery from the injury is variable. In addition to the routine treatment hyperbaric oxygen therapy will help a lot. This will help in improvement in cognitive function. It will take its own time.No well defined time frame can be given. Regards