The Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury
Case Study
At four years old, Casey was in a car accident. Her mother, Gloria, was driving while under the influence of alcohol and ran a red light, causing a side collision with another vehicle. Casey, who was in the passenger seat without a car seat, struck her face and head on the dashboard with great force.
Upon hospitalization at Cook Children’s Medical Center, Casey was diagnosed with severe closed traumatic brain injury. The injury was initially assessed by a physician and then a neurologist in the emergency room, and was found to need surgery. Later that day, Casey was prepped and a neurosurgeon successfully performed the procedure on her frontal cortex to reduce swelling. This injury has affected her cognitive and motor functioning, sensation, and emotion. Casey’s mother escaped the accident with only minor bumps and bruises, but was sentenced to 15 years in prison for driving while intoxicated and endangering the welfare of a minor. After the trial, Gloria admitted to being an alcoholic and sometimes neglecting Casey by leaving her alone in the house so that she could go out with her friends and drink. As Casey’s father was never present in her life, Casey was adopted by her aunt and uncle. After spending two weeks in the hospital and seeing a myriad of doctors and professionals, including a neuropsychologist, a speech-language pathologist, a physical therapist, an occupational therapist, a social worker, an ENT, and an ophthalmologist, Casey was allowed to return to her aunt and uncle’s home in Fort Worth, Texas.
In the beginning, Casey could not form an attachment bond with her new caregivers and often would forget why she was with her aunt and uncle and not her mother. S...
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