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Caregiving for Someone Whose Nose Doesn't Always Know
Caregiving for Someone Whose Nose Doesn't Always Know Traumatic brain injury makes quirky seem quirkier, especially when a person is in the initial months of recovery. Rosemary learned that Hugh's loss of his sense of smell came with both dangers and quirkiness.
Hemianopsia and Driving: Are We Asking the Right Questions?
Hemianopsia and Driving: Are We Asking the Right Questions? The question really is "which people with hemianopsia can drive" not "can they?"
Dr. James Kelly Talks About Areas of the Brain Affected by Concussion
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 What happens in the brain after a mild TBI?
Deployment-Related TBI and Co-Occurring Conditions
Deployment-Related TBI and Co-Occurring Conditions Learn to identify and treat the co-occurring conditions that are common in deployment-related concussion.
 
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Starting or Nourishing Romantic Relationships After TBI
Starting or Nourishing Romantic Relationships After TBI
Every relationship has its ups and downs, but when a partner or spouse sustains a brain injury, other problems can arise, too.
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The Other Breakfast Club
The other breakfast club is a group of teens with traumatic brain injury who meet to help each other with their injuries.
The Other Breakfast Club
The other breakfast club is a group of teens with traumatic brain injury who meet to help each other with their injuries.
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Adam at Ease: A Video Blog
Adam at Ease: A Video Blog
Check out Army Veteran Adam Anicich's first few blogs. He shares strategies for putting names to faces as well as frustrations with new appliances.
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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the function of the brain. Each year there are a reported 1.7 million brain injuries in the United States, and an estimated 5.3 million Americans — about 2 percent of the U.S. population — currently have a long-term or lifelong need for help with everyday activities due to TBI. Most brain injuries are mild and are also known as concussions. Usually people recover from a concussion in a matter of weeks but sometimes symptoms can persist. BrainLine.org, a free educational website, provides authoritative information about brain injury symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. For people living with a brain injury, their families, and professionals in the field, BrainLine also offers an online community of support through our social networking sites.

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