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When brain imaging reveals the person you knew is gone

My son's brain MRI after his accident shows damage in areas that control personality and I do not know if I am grieving him or loving a stranger.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Neurological evidence of personality change creates a unique grief for someone who is physically present but essentially lost.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Medical imaging and what it shows?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.