About severe acquired brain injury
Acquired brain injury (ABI) is a brain injury that someone has suffered in the course of his or her life. This can be due to external factors such as a traffic or sports accident, but also to internal factors such as a stroke, brain hemorrhage or long-term oxygen deficiency. If you have to deal with acquired brain injury, it changes your whole life. You can often no longer perform your work and hobbies as you did before the brain injury. Not only does intervening change your own life, but also that of loved ones.
The people who stay in the institutions that are part of EENnacoma without exception have a combination of problems, as a result of which they are unable to live independently or with guidance in society. They depend on 24-hour care and guidance. The pattern of residual symptoms and remaining possibilities can vary between people, which sometimes makes it difficult for healthcare institutions to apply a fully tailored approach for everyone. Depending on the phase someone is in, treatment is offered aimed at recovery, or care is offered aimed at well-being and well-being.
Manifestations of serious acquired brain injury
Someone who suffers a serious brain injury almost immediately falls into a coma. Most people who survive the acute phase of the brain injury regain consciousness within a few days to weeks. But this does not apply to everyone. Most people go through a number of successive levels of consciousness before they are fully approachable again.
Guide to long-term disorder of consciousness (LBS)
It is sometimes difficult for the relatives of patients with a long-term disorder of consciousness (LBS) to clearly see the different phases in the care chain for people with LBS. That's why we've created a separate page explaining this. Click below for more information about this guide.
Narrate
Approximately 130,000 Dutch people have to deal with some form of acquired brain injury every year (see Hersenletsel.nl). For each of these people, life often changes drastically. Sharing stories of people with acquired brain injury can ensure that others have a better understanding of the situation of these people. For example, read below the story of Frank, a 56-year-old man, father and owner of a glazier company, whose life changed overnight after he was knocked off his bike by a drunk driver in 2016.