My son is 6 years old and I want to know which specialist should I see to make sure he has or hasn't any brain damage. He actually doesn't speak much.
You should take your son to his pediatrician and insist on being referred to a neurologist for testing. If brain damage is suspected, your son should be seen as soon as possible.
yes makes you mental and causes brain damage im a doctor. IT KEEPS U UP AT NIGHT
Its an orthopedic surgeon. A doctor who treats the brain however is a neurosurgen.
Only a doctor can say how much brain damage there is in a person. Severe brain damaged people can not stand on their own, can not eat on their own, can not speak, can not walk on their own and can barely sit up at all. Basically they are a vegetable. There are many stages of brain damage and only a doctor can tell you about it through an MRI or an EEG.
Any blow to the head may cause brain damage. If you are worried, it is good to go and see a doctor.
Medical Doctor
The loss of ANY sense "could" be a sign of brain damage. But it, certainly, doesn't mean that there IS brain damage. A doctor is, most definitely, suggested at the first sign of a loss of any of your senses!
No, it should be looked at by a Doctor for a concussion, or brain damage!
ENT Doctor
An 'Oncologist' specializes in tumours.
Go to a doctor, see if he diagnoses you with dyslexia.
Nerve damage can lead to brain damage if they emerge directly from the brain.
The difference is that one can have a brain injury and not have brain damage. Essentially, brain damage is caused by injury or trauma to the brain. However, not every injury to the brain will cause brain damage.