Hi everyone,
I am 27 years old. In 2005, I was attacked from behind in a bowling alley parking lot and sustained a concussion. After recently having done an MRI (for a completely different reason), I discovered there is scarring on the brain from that incident. I am a little bit spooked by this. What exactly does this mean? My neurologist said it is obviously not affecting my ability to do anything – as we do not use all of our brains. He also mentioned to do my best not to take another blow to the head, obviously – but this is where I am a bit scared. How exactly can I prevent this? Every time I get in a car now, I’m worried I’m going to get in a wreck or do something to hit my head. Should I be this concerned? I’m just new to this whole concept, and it’s still so fresh in my mind.
There really is not anything you can do except live a healthy life - avoid stroke risk factors for instance. I don't think there is a real way to avoid trauma as well, no one really looks for that unless you are out on a rugby field. It would have to be pretty severe trauma, like what you had before, to *maybe* cause damage.
I hope that you can come to terms with it and learn to live your life.