Granted, some people have problems with anger before their TBI-in a minority of cases, the TBI is caused by being assaulted in an angry altercation. And everyone, with or without a TBI, gets angry ...

Although there is no consistent relationship between injury severity and anger expression, individuals with a pre-TBI history of anger issues may experience exacerbations of these pre-existing ...

Brain-injury anger is like a wild animal that leaps into your brain screaming and gnashing its teeth, hurtling you into a freakishly strong fight response that shocks you as much as it does others.

Why patients with TBI express anger When cortical areas (frontal lobe or limbic system) responsible for emotion and self-regulation are damaged, hyper-emotionality, behavioral disinhibition, and a ...

Lack of empathy following traumatic brain injury associated with reduced responsiveness to anger Date: June 29, 2011 Source: Elsevier Summary: Egocentric, self-centred, and insensitive to the ...

A brain injury survivor from Howard County is speaking out this Brain Injury Awareness Month about what he calls an invisible disability.

Speaking of impulsive behavior — post-TBI, my mom's anger came on very suddenly and very intensely. Even just wearing my shoes in the house could set her off.

Concussion in sport continues to make headlines, whether it be class actions, young men flocking to the highly violent "RunIt ...

The lifelong consequences of traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be severe, but until the last decade, they received little attention from doctors treating military veterans. According to the ...

Depression after traumatic brain injury is distinct, a new study finds, and there may be a way to first map and then target disrupted brain circuits.

A new study has recently revealed evidence of a relationship between physiological responses to anger and a reduction of emotional empathy post-injury, as reported in the May 2011 issue of Cortex.