Frontal Lobe Injury

The frontal lobe of the brain is extremely vulnerable to injury. The frontal lobe is responsible for linking and integrating every component of behavior, including emotion and social adjustment and impulse control. Injury to a particular part of the frontal lobe may result in the loss of movement to part or the whole side of the body. Individuals with an injury to the frontal lobe may develop halting or disorganized speech, or speech may be stopped except for single explosive words.

The personality of an individual with an injury to the frontal lobe may change. They may disregard social rules of behavior, may exhibit loss of impulse control, develop attention problems and have trouble with abstract thinking. They may also develop problems with memory.

Tests of Frontal Lobe Function

The following tests may be useful in determining injury to the frontal lobes of the brain:

• Word fluency
• Abstract thinking
• Proverb and metaphor interpretation
• Sorting tasks
• Block design
• Maze test
• Hand position test (three-step hand sequence)
• Copying tasks (multiple loops)
• Rhythm tapping tasks

Treatment of Frontal Lobe Brain Injury

The following guidelines of behavior management form the foundation of treatment in helping staff members and families deal with and manage the behavior of patients with traumatic brain injury:

• Interdisciplinary team management of the patient is a requirement.
• The patient must be treated as an adult.
• Remember that rehabilitation from brain injury is a learning process.
• Always use patience with an individual with brain injury .
• Avoid over stimulation of the patient.
• Be consistent in behavior management.
• Remember that patients often become worse during the course of treatment.
• Exhibit calm and controlled behavior for the patient.
• Always expect the unexpected.
• Patients with brain injuries are more sensitive to stress.
• The family must be treated along with the patient.
• Use redirection with brain injury patients.

If you or a loved one has suffered a frontal lobe traumatic brain injury through the negligence or carelessness of others, you may be entitled to compensation.

The assistance of an experienced Traumatic Brain Injury lawyer can help you find the answers you need and get the compensation you deserve. The filing of a lawsuit may help you recover financial damages to help you with the continuing medical bills and compensate you for your physical and mental suffering. Don't risk your health and peace of mind.