Long term affect on brain...

I was having a chat to someone about the long term affects to the brain, in particular to memory and emotions.

When I was a kid I had suffered what I would call a 'blow' to the head, from running in school and when looking to stop to touch the wall and run back the other way in a race I slipped and at full speed crashed into the wall along with my elbow. The blow would have been to my forehead, so likely the frontal lobe.

As this happened when I was kid I don't ever remember anything the doctors saying what the diagnosis was etc so apart from finding out from the GP and elsewhere what that might have been considering I remembered it and don't think I do suffer from memory loss, high/low emotions what could be the possible long term effects if any?

Hmm, blimey, now we're asking.

Year 3 to year 6 at Primary school so in the UK that would be aged 7-10.

Hmm, blimey, now we're asking.

Year 3 to year 6 at Primary school so in the UK that would be aged 7-10.

JJMikhail

I was age 4, for reference, but my injury was much more serious than what you described.

Cheers thanks, gonna ask for my full medical file from the GP as well as the hospital I go to, there's bound to be more there but this is a great start.

Thanks once again, any more information would be a bonus.

So let me get this straight, you got a blow to your head but you also say your elbow prevented your frontal lobe?
Damage to the frontal lobe can be pretty serious, resulting in uncontrolled behaviour, quick agitation, cussing, in general behavioural disorders. You would also have problems with day-to-day planning, ambitions, goals and lack the focus to complete them. A well documented case is Pineas Gage. If you did not experience anything like behavioural disorders at that time, I doubt you had a serious injury to your frontal lobe.

The Hippocampus, lying deeper within the brain, is key to making new memories. Memories themselves are stored everywhere. Only if you have severe problems with learning or remembering new stuff you could have an injury to your hippocampus. I really doubt you sustained a lasting injury, but then again I don't know your medical records. Even if you did, it should have healed completely by now.

No, my elbow made contact with the wall because as I was trying to control my slip my head also my contact with the wall, it's was freakish but as far as I'm aware I wasnt knocked out. Bad cut to my forehead, shaken of course but I'm sure that it would have been clearer back then.

The contact made with the wall would have had a direct impact to the frontal lobe if you think about the forehead about two inches above the eyebrows, again, i'm no brain surgeon or have any medical background, I'm just curious whether it would have been obvious over the course of my life.

I'm 27 now and that was then, it's extremely unlikely but my parents don't seem to remember and if there is nothing in the medical records thats clear then if I want to have an examination would a neurologist know more?

I understand but what is the reason you want to get yourself examined? Did you notice anything unusual or is it out of curiosity?
I'm not a 100% sure how healthcare works in America but you would need a valid reason to get referred to a neurologist by your GP to get a, let's say a MRI, of your brain.

If the doctors at that time did not find anything wrong with your brain functions at that time...I doubt it was anything serious.
Just talk with your GP, I'm not in a position to do e-consults lol. But please mind that the brain is one of the least understood organs and not everyone can answers questions about long term effects of supposed head trauma or brain injury.