Balance Issues and Headaches After TBI BrainLine

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  Dr. James Kelly is professor of Neurosurgery and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine and associate director of the Colorado Area Health Education Center System. This is BrainLine's exclusive interview with Dr. Kelly recorded on July 11, 2008. Transcript of the program here.
• Dr. James Kelly Talks About Areas of the Brain Affected by Concussion
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  Exploring Your Brain with Garrick Utley. Learn more about traumatic brain injury through the eyes of doctors and survivors. This video is one in a series created to unravel the mysteries of the brain. Transcript of this video.
• Exploring Your Brain with Garrick Utley
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  Listen to BrainLine's exclusive interview with Dr. Nathan Zasler who talks about diagnosis and care post-TBI. Produced by BrainLine.org. Transcript of this video here.
• BrainLine Talks with Dr. Nathan Zasler About Diagnosis and Care After TBI

More Information

• Chronic Post-Traumatic Headache: Associations with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, and Post-Concussive Disorder
• Neuroanatomy of Behavior After Brain Injury (pdf)

A brief summary of current research.

Balance deficits after sports-related concussion in individuals reporting post-traumatic headache

Register-Mihalik JK, Mihalik JP, Guskiewicz KM. Neurosurgery. 2008 Jul;63(1):76-80; discussion 80-2.

This study reports that people who persist with post-traumatic headache can have difficulties with balance in addition to the already recognized problems with thinking skills.

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