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Behavioural changes that result from a brain injury can persist for a long time, it is claimed.

According to Helium.com's Leigh Goessel, while some obvious problems can be overcome in time, there are many underlying issues that may stick around.

Behavioural functioning can change in ways that others do not understand, often leading to brain injury sufferers as being regarded as rude or off-hand, she explains.

"The reality of it is injured brain cells are the culprit to any behaviour that is deemed to be outside the realm of what many in society deem as the norm," says Ms Goessel.

She points out that patients can suffer from impulsiveness, decreased judgement, lack of attention and a reduced capacity to concentrate.

Often, an injury to the frontal lobe is behind these behavioural problems.

Her comments come after researchers in the US found that oestrogen could be the reason why  women may cope with a traumatic brain injury better than men.

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