Does any one have any advice, my father fell down the stairs in March 2012.

[Ms-grounded]

He has undergone a smart assesment but the report has not finished yet. How do you cope with this? He seem unaware and does not respond to very much, he dosent seem to know im there

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Did he fall due to a brain injury or did the fall result in a brain injury?

[Ms-grounded in reply to Hidden]

The fall resulted in a severe traumatic brain injury.

[ncmurphy1951]

i am not a doc but appears to me as if dad suffering a form of concussion which i have in the past had infact played a hole half of rugby and couldnt remember a thing which was surprising as i scored 2 tries

[headwayuk Partner Headway]

Hi Ms-grounded,

Thank you for your post, and very sorry to hear of your father's condition.

We do have some information on the reduced consciousness states on our website, at headway.org.uk/Coma-and-PVS...

Our helpline will be able to talk things through with you and give you some support and information about this - please dont hesitate to call them on 0808 800 2244 or email [e-mail].

Best wishes,

Headway.