HEAD INJURY
Head injured children are not warned about common after effects as adults
| Many of the effects of an injury to the head in a child will go undiagnosed and can lead to problems in later life including suicide. |
If you are depressed or impotent it could be because you suffered more than you realised from a head injury In August 2008 our son committed suicide at the age of 31. We discovered after his death that his depression was likely to have been an effect of a head injury he had when he was seven. Recent research shows that many people who have had a head injury have hormone deficiencies afterwards, caused by damage to the pituitary gland. We discovered that our son suffered not just depression but also impotence, both of which can be caused by hormone deficiencies. Not enough GPs and hospital doctors are aware of this complication, even though around a quarter of moderate to severe head injuries lead to it. Patients are not given hormone check-ups after their injury. They are not even warned of the risk in their letter of discharge. If you have had a head injury and you are troubled by any of the symptoms listed here Symptoms please go and see your GP and ask him or her to refer you to an endocrinologist. Find out more Symptoms Treatment Personal Stories Case Studies Research |