“Higher brain dysfunction” means that the brain is damaged due to an accident or illness, and advanced information processing in the brain does not go well, memory and attention decline, and it interferes with daily life and social life. is a failure.
〇Cause 1 Brain trauma (traffic accident, sports accident, fall accident, etc.) 2 Cerebrovascular disorders (cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction, subarachnoid hemorrhage, etc.) 3 Brain inflammation, hypoxic encephalopathy, others (encephalitis, hypoxic encephalopathy due to suffocation or cardiopulmonary arrest, brain tumor, etc.)
○ Main symptoms 1 attention deficits: distracted, making mistakes, inability to do more than one thing at a time 2 Memory impairment Difficulty remembering new things, forgetting where to put things, repeating the same things over and over 3 SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDER: irritable, impatient, unable to control emotions, obsessive, lack of motivation 4 Executive Dysfunction Impossible to plan and move forward; 5 Decreased insight Unable to recognize disorder or symptoms, pretend there is a problem but not a problem
Higher brain function status check sheet
There are cases in which people with a history of brain injury are having problems in their daily lives but are not receiving adequate support. For this reason, please use the check sheet as one of the auxiliary means so that you do not overlook it at the counter of each institution.
List of social resources related to higher brain dysfunction (city)
<Reiwa 2nd year questionnaire survey results on higher brain dysfunction>
The Shizuoka City Regional Rehabilitation Promotion Liaison Committee, Higher Brain Dysfunction Subcommittee, conducted a questionnaire survey of related organizations and businesses in Shizuoka City for the purpose of collecting and sharing information on the support situation for higher brain dysfunction. bottom. We would like to express our gratitude to everyone who cooperated with the questionnaire survey, and we would like to inform you that the survey results have been compiled.
● Questionnaire results (list of social resources in the city) PDF
Workshops, information exchange meetings, and other information on higher brain dysfunction
