motorcycle accident?

Question

do most people who had a serious motorcycle accident get mild traumatic brain injury, and if they do, do most recover completely?

Answer 1

I did. I think.
Being alive gives me the opportunity to blame age.
Was it the knock to the skull, or Alzheimer's?
I don't remember.
The voices are quieter now.

Answer 2

I lived with my father who experienced something similar to this. The short answer is .......MAYBE. It depends as to where the injury is on the brain and the extent of the damage as well as the age and physical condition of the individual prior to the accident. Depending on how the individual hit or was hit the head can incurr a tremendous amount of injury or just a little. That said, recovery can be a long process depending on what area of the brain was impacted. Speech, cognitive thought, motor skills etc can be impaired ......it may come back - it may not. Some can recover completely and others will not get 50% back. It really is situational dependent...I would suggest that you consult your doctor and get a neurologist involved that specializes in cranial trauma and have this discussion with them directly. Remember to have your CT or MRI data forwarded to them prior to going so they have time to look over it all to make an informed decision. They might be able to suggest some specific therapies that would work to overcome the current level of defficiencies that you are seeing. It might not be a short road....Always be supportive and do your best to help them to help themselves. Remember.....they have to work at it to recover...you can't do that for them.

Answer 3

Most accidents cause "road rash" and trauma. If you are not wearing a helmet, the number one cause of death on a motorcycle is head trauma. With a helmet, no, I can't say that I have heard of brain trauma being the major injury, more so than say, in a car accident. Yes, it does happen, but wearing a helmet saves lives. Check out the actor Gary Busey. He was anti helmet. He had a motorcycle accident, was dead at least once and revived, now suffers from brain damage that won't get better. Yes, when riding alone, I go with out a helmet some times. It is legal in my state. If I am going on the highway, or heavy traffic, I wear one. If my wife is riding with me, we both wear one. I'm not leaving my kids without both parents.

Answer 4

In my experience, the most common injuries in a motorcycle acceidents are moderate to severe abrasions ("road rash") joint injuries (sprains and tears) and broken bones usualy to ankles and wrists. I have one friend who lost his leg below the knee and another friend who is parilized from the neck down. Both of these individuals were involved in acceidents with other vehicals. I also had two friends who were killed. One was involved with another vehical and the other was not. Both of them died of head injuries. So, in my experience (30+yrs) I haven't seen many mild head injuries. Statisticly that dosen't mean much but it's all I've got for you.

Answer 5

Depends on the accident.

All gear does is give you a FAR better chance of surviving than without. If you ride stupidly, nothing will save you; just like side curtain airbags and antilock brakes won't do any good if you drive off a cliff.

The best piece of protective equipment is between the rider's ears.

Answer 6

Yep, mainly the ones without helmets.

On the other side of the coin, people riding with helmets get more broken necks.

When looking at the statistics (and how they are manipulated), my best judgement is the helmet is slightly safer.

Mild brain trauma is generally recoverable, with slight, if any permanent effects.

Answer 7

If the accident wasn't your fault, or another person was involved, you may be able to claim it off the other person, as they should have 3rd party insurance, at least. And make sre it wasn;t your fault. If you came off on an ungritted road that you feel should have been gritted, write to the council to complain and see about compensation from them about your accident. If you had to swerve to avoid another vehicle and came off, try to find out the vehicle, or appeal for witnesses. I would put in a complaint to the police about them not securing the bike while you were incapacitated, and especially that they did not notify you of them leaving it there in police tape - regardless of its condition. (You had to get your landlady to check, right? ) Also, check local ads like gumtree and ebay to see if your bike or its spares pop up for sale on there near you and report any suspicious findings to the police, let them go look for your bike. If you are lucky, it will turn up and you can then claim from the police as the bike was in their custody (police tape, their custody) You must hassle the police to the point that they have to take action to get you off your back.

Answer 8

Yes, but thank God, if I did not get a little brain damage from crashing, I may have had the good sense to give up riding.
No chance of that happening now! The voices tell me I must ride. Can you hear them?

Answer 9

hit a car at 45 M.P.H. lost my left leg abd almost died from head injury, I have a memory problem but I still ride and no I dont wear A helmet.

Answer 10

Yes, you will be fine and don't worry your not going to have any memory loss.......What was the question again?