Does brain damage lower iq?

After any brain injury, even a mild one, there tends to be a drop or loss of IQ, but this score usually improves as time passes. This fact leads researchers to argue that most “intelligence loss” after brain injury is really just a result of trauma.

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2024-01-13 08:49:33

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Does stress lower iq?
You're stressed out.
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Does ptsd lower iq?
Persons who developed PTSD following either assaultive violence or other event type had lower IQ scores at age 6 than those who did not develop PTSD, according to these results.
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