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Brain Injury Awareness Month

Brain Injury Awareness Month shines a spotlight on the progress and benefits of brain research — for civilian and military populations.

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10 Things People with a Brain Injury Would Like to Hear...

I don't know how you feel, but you are my friend and I will always be there for you.... I admire your willpower. You will get through this....

What To Do If You Think You Have Had a Concussion?

What Should You Do If You Think You Have Had a Concussion?

Brain injuries are extremely common, but diagnosis can be complicated. Learn what to do if you or a loved one sustains a concussion.

12 Free Military Apps for Managing Life with Brain Injury

Free Military Traumatic Brain Injury Apps

Military smartphone apps for service members and veterans, their families, and professionals.

Life-Changing Apps for People with Brain Injury

Revolutionary apps for simplifying everyday life with brain injury.

Have You Seen These Apps for PTSD?

Apps to help with PTSD.

Is the Time Right for Alternative Therapies?

Faced with a condition for which mainstream medicine has no satisfactory treatment, what should a reasonable and prudent person do? Accept the dismal verdict or cautiously explore alternatives?

Traumatic Brain Injury Basics

Brain injury affects the roots of who we are — our ability to think, communicate, and connect with other people. Here's a good place to start learning.

Infographic: How Many Traumatic Brain Injuries Each Year?

An infographic showing how many people are diagnosed, hospitalized, treated in the ER and released, or die from traumatic brain injuries (TBI).

What Is the Glasgow Coma Scale?

This standard scale measures levels of consciousness in a person following a brain injury. Learn how it works.

What Are the Potential Long-Term Outcomes of Concussion and Other Brain Injury?

From post-concussive syndrome to CTE. What we know about the potential long-term outcomes of brain injury.

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Taking it all in Stride

Sometimes unexpected and unrelated medical conditions can exacerbate my traumatic brain injury symptoms. I have known this for years, but have just learned a new lesson about how true this can be.

Who Are the Rehab Specialists?

This resource is a glossary that describes the different types of rehabilitation specialists.

Life After Brain Injury: My Struggle with Depression

Brandon Blake and Michelle Kauffman share how they worked to address challenges they faced with depression after experiencing a brain injury.

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Hits, Not Concussions, Cause CTE

Researchers have identified evidence of early CTE brain pathology after head impact, even in the absence of signs of concussion.

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My Seven-Year Nap

There are times when it feels like things cannot get any more surreal, and then they do. Such is the unexpected life that unfolds for so many of us after brain injury.

9 1/2 Need-to-Know Facts About Traumatic Brain Injury

9 1/2 Need-to-Know Things About Traumatic Brian Injury

The top 9 1/2 things you should know about traumatic brain injury.

Should You Disconnect For a Happier Holiday?

Everything about the holidays screams HAPPY. And when you are feeling many things, but happy isn’t one of them, you can be drawn into despair.

Animated Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Learn more about the signs and symptoms of mild TBI, the causes, and treatments.

What Blast Injuries Do to Your Brain

Dr. Perl describes the unique impact of a blast injury on the brain.

How Common is CTE?

Dr. Perl discusses reports of the prevalence of CTE in professional athletes.

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Why Autopsies Matter

Dr. Perl explains why autopsies are so important in providing data for brain research.

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Long-Term Effects of Brain Injury

Understanding the long-term impact of a single traumatic brain injury as well as cumulative and CTE.

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Examining Brains

Dr. Perl discusses the importance of brain donation and the repository he has helped to set up in order to provide more specimens for research.

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What Do You Need?

What do you need? You, meaning you reading this blog. Because I promise that there is a way that a yoga practice can give you part of what you need—if not all of it. And I rarely make promises. Ask me. Test me. Try me.