can occur even if the patient is not unconscious for a long period of time.
4. Although symptom criteria have been established by reputable authorities (e.g., the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Head Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group), many emergency medical room staff are not trained in proper diagnosis.
5. Typical medial exams for brain disorders do not show mild traumatic brain injury which can only be determined by expensive comprehensive neuropsychological testing, making physicians reluctant to order it for patients.
According to Rabasca (1998), without a proper diagnosis, there is an increased likelihood that symptoms will disrupt patient's work and home life and that, as a result, any depression that has been developed will worsen. On the other hand, proper d
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