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The Hit That Ended Briana Scurry's Soccer Career

"I knew I was in trouble ... I didn't know how much trouble," says retired soccer star Briana Scurry.

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Brain Injury Book List

Prepared by BrainLine and BrainLine's online community, here is a list of favorite books about brain injury and living with it.

Can Ritalin Help Mitigate Brain Injury Symptoms?

Learn about the risks and benefits of taking Ritalin after a brain injury.

Brian D. Greenwald, MD

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Diagnosing & Treating Brain Injury

Physical Symptoms of Brain Injury

Football High: Owen Thomas' Story

The issues of sports-related concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy were intensified when the brain of a deceased 21-year-old football player was examined.

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What Are the Differences Between PTS and PTSD?

What Are the Difference Between PTS and PTSD?

It’s easy to confuse post-traumatic stress (PTS) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In addition to sharing similar names, there’s considerable overlap in symptoms between the two conditions.

Reclaiming Intimacy After Brain Injury

David Grant takes on the tough topic of sex and intimacy after brain injury.

Get a Group, Get a Life!

In his TBI support group, David Grant learned that problems carried alone are problems doubled, while problems shared are problems cut in half.

15 Tips for Surviving — and Enjoying — the Holidays with Brain Injury

Guide to Surviving â€” and Enjoying â€” the Holidays with TBI

Flashing lights, crowded stores, family gatherings. The holidays should be joyful, but they can often be overwhelming to people living with brain injury.

Life After Brain Injury: Developing a Meaningful Life

David Grant knows that a brain injury is just about the last thing you think about until it becomes the only thing you think about.

Advocacy Is the Pulse of Hope

Caregiver Rosemary Rawlins shares her experience and enthusiasm after attending the Bob Woodruff Foundation's “Stand Up for Heroes” event.

Life After Brain Injury: I Have a Secret

Most anyone living with a traumatic brain injury already knows this secret: not all is as it appears. .

Life After Brain Injury: Dead Man Walking

For David Grant, seeing the crash that caused his TBI through the eyes of others was quite surrealistic.

Mike's Story

“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls the butterfly.” September 4, 1982 was the day Mike “Pedal Monster” Heikes left his caterpillar life forever and began his wild adventure as someone who survived a TBI.

Better Coordinated Care, Better Outcome

Dr. Anand Veeravagu talks about the efficacy of coordinated care among a patient's entire medical care staff and how it ties into patient-centered care and successful outcome.

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What Is the TBI Model Systems' Resilience Adjustment Inventory?

Dr. Herman Lukow talks about the importance of studying resilience and the myriad tools to strengthen it in people with brain injury.

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Helping People with TBI Redefine Independence

Dr. Herman Lukow talks about helping people celebrate their small successes like being able to get involved in an activity they like or riding the bus to town.

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Tapping into Skills of Resilience After a Brain Injury

Dr. Herman Lukow talks about learning new ways to face challenges after a brain injury.

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Finding Validation in Support Groups After a Brain Injury

Dr. Herman Lukow talks about how support groups and club houses can help people with TBI find common ground as well as a place to learn to socialize successfully again.

How Can Spirituality and Alternative Medicine Help in Treating Patients with TBI?

Dr. Heechin Chae explains how a person's spirituality, in whatever form, can play an important role in recovery from brain injury.

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Concussion Recovery: What is Cognitive Rest?

What Physical and Cognitive Rest Really Mean After a Concussion

Dr. Robert Cantu talks about how after a concussion the brain is in a metabolic crisis and, without rest, that crisis is exacerbated.

The Research on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

Dr. Robert Cantu talks about how growing research is showing that CTE not only occurs in the brains of older athletes who have sustained multiple hits to the head, but also in athletes as 17.

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Future Treatments for Brain Injury, Not Just Brain Injury Symptoms

Dr. Robert Cantu talks about various therapies like hyperbaric oxygen chambers and omega-3 fatty acids that may prove to be effective ways to treat brain injury, not just its symptoms.

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"Brain Injury Is ..." Brain Injury Defined By People Who Are Living With It

Poetic and insightful explanations of brain injury as defined by the people who are living with it.

Live the Synonym

TBI Blogger Kara Swanson knows that "life cannot be perfect ... but it CAN, however, be perfect for you."

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Why Are New Problems Cropping Up Four Years After My Brain Injury?

Why â€” Four Years After My Brain Injury â€” Are New Problems Cropping Up?

Issues from a brain injury — and the awareness of them — can continue to emerge long after the injury.

Michael Kaplen, Esq.

Topic:

Legal Issues