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Memory is the brain taking in, keeping, recalling, and using information. A brain injury can affect any of these facets of memory. And it can also make it hard to learn and remember things.
Confusion is very common for people in the early recovery phase of a brain injury. They may not remember events that happened immediately before the injury or events from their hospital stay. As they recover, people who have memory problems typically have more difficulty with remembering recent events or learning new information (recent memory), rather than forgetting their identity or events that occurred in the remote past (remote memory).
Is Sudden Memory Loss a Symptom of Traumatic Brain Injury?
Memory loss may need further evaluation.
Planning Ahead After a Brain Injury is Related To Better Outcomes
Learn why it's better to "plan" than "avoid" after a brain injury.
Electronic Versus Paper Reminders for Remembering After Brain Injury
What devices and strategies for remembering work best for people with brain injury?
Post-Traumatic Amnesia and Functional Outcome After Brain Injury
The longer the amnesia, the longer the recovery.
Memory Strategies After TBI
Group intervention can help people with TBI improve their memories.
Strategies for Improving Memory After Brain Injury
The tired brain can’t efficiently store information in its memory.
Compensaciones para la memoria
Ayude a las personas con una TBI con la compensación de la memoria.
Not All Nutritional Supplements Are Safe After Brain Injury
Nutritional supplements can have positive — and negative effects on short-term memory.
Memory and Brain Injury
Good ideas for improving your memory.
Initiation, Planning, Organization, and Brain Injury
How to get up, get going, and follow through with your plans.
Where Are My Keys?
Helpful strategies to keep track of your belongings.
Research on Memory After TBI
How to cope with memory issues.
Remembering to Take Action
Guidance on helping a friend follow through on his commitments.
I'd Like You to Meet What's-Her-Face: Strategies for Remembering Names
Forgetting people’s names is a common problem after brain injury. Here are some strategies.
Hoja de información: Cuidando a los adultos con deterioro cognitivo y de la memoria
Para las personas que sobreviven tras un traumatismo craneal, son frecuentes los cambios de personalidad, el déficit de la memoria o el discernimiento, la falta de control sobre los impulsos y la baja capacidad de concentración.
Caring for Adults with Cognitive and Memory Impairments
Changes in thinking skills after a TBI often present special challenges for caregivers.
Impaired Cognition: Frequently Asked Questions
Learn more about cognition and what happens when it is impaired after a TBI.
Learning to Remember
Memory, one of the most important human functions, is often damaged after at TBI.
Exercise and Your Brain
Don't let your brain get flabby! Learn why exercising your brain is crucial for maintaining and improving cognition.
Managing Memory and Metamemory Impairments in Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury
Learn what steps to take to improve your memory after a brain injury.
Memory Matters: Now What Did I Come In Here for? Strategies for Remembering What You’re Looking for
Forgeting what you are looking for is common problem after TBI. Here are some suggestions.
Memory Matters: How and Where Can I Meet New Friends or People to Date?
Having a hard time making friends? You are not alone. Try these strategies.
Managing Stress Effectively After TBI, Part II
Ideas and tools to deal with stress and to decrease the amount of it in your life.
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