The initial jolt of electricity to the body can affect the central nervous system, motor
neurons, and other nerves, as well as their control centers in the brain. These areas are
damaged, often leading to a permanent impairment after high voltage exposure. (ABI aka
Acquired Brain Injury)
-​ TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) can cause significant changes to a person's cognitive,
physical, and emotional functions
-​ Effects: Muscular pain, weakness, and discomfort, Fatigue, Headaches, Numbness of
the extremities and other issues with sensation, Issues with peripheral nerve conduction,
Problems with balance and coordination, Slowed mental processing, Problems
with attention, concentration, and focus, Short-term memory issues and amnesia
related to the event, Psychological symptoms including personality changes,
Depression
It's possible to have a second episode of transient global amnesia,
but it's extremely rare to have more than two.
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Short-term memory creates a kind of “visuospatial” sketch of information the brain has
recently absorbed and will process into memories later on
However, it can be hard for these to be converted to long term
In most cases, amnesia is a temporary condition and is very brief, lasting from a
few seconds to a few hours. However, the duration can be longer depending on the
severity of the disease or trauma, possibly lasting for a few weeks or even months.
“Sometimes people think their trouble remembering things is because they have a bad
memory - but sometimes we can't remember things because of our attention. If we are
not focused, our brains cannot absorb the information it needs to remember things.”
-​ Anterograde amnesia - Inability to remember ongoing events after the incidence
of trauma or the onset of the disease that caused the amnesia
-​ Retrograde amnesia - Inability to remember events that occurred before the
incidence of trauma or the onset of the disease that caused the amnesia