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Nourish Your Noggin: Nutrition and Your Brain

What you eat greatly influences your body's ability to function well — physically and emotionally. Eating right is even more important after a brain injury.

What About Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy?

CRT may be like the proverbial elephant — it feels different to different people depending on their circumstances and perspective. But, it may be essential to quality of life for people with TBI.

Broken Arrow Boy

When Adam Moore was 8 years old, a fluke accident resulted in an arrow piercing his brain. This slideshow tells the story in his words and pictures.

Along Recovery

Along Recovery is an intimate portrait of TBI, the signature wound of Afghanistan and Iraq. This film documents the TBI recovery process from the perspective of four soldiers recently evacuated from combat operations.

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Recovery from Concussion in Students

Here are some ways you can make sure your brain makes a full recovery after you have had a concussion.

What Is Confabulation and How Does It Relate to Brain Injury?

Your loved one with brain injury is not deliberately making up conversations or situations that never happened.

Celeste Campbell, PsyD

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Memory Problems

Sweet Sixteen

“Please don’t keep bringing up my past. I don’t live there anymore.”

Glossary of Health Coverage and Medical Terms

Navigating the world of health insurance can be difficult, especially after a brain injury. These basic terms can help you get started.

Brain Injury: Everything Your Doctor Won't Tell You

The Girlfriendâ€™s Guide to TBI: Or Everything Your Doctor Wonâ€™t Tell You

Do you need to nap after showering because it's so exhausting? Is grocery shopping like climbing a mountain?

March Is Brain Injury Awareness Month

Brain Injury Awareness Month is a yearly effort to shine a spotlight on the progress and benefits of brain research.

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Is It Safe to Fly After a Brain Injury?

Pressurization in the airplane and the risk of seizures should be considered before flying after a TBI.

Nathan Zasler, MD

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Living with Traumatic Brain Injury

Jon's Story

Most people in Upstate New York remember March 15, 1993 as the day the Blizzard of the Century paralyzed the region. For Jon, it was a day when a train hit him and his life changed forever.

What Exactly Does the "Mild" in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Mean?

What Exactly Does the â€œMildâ€ in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Mean?

We still have a lot to learn about the brain and what happens at a cellular level after a concussion. But most people diagnosed with a mild TBI recover quickly and fully.

How Yoga Can "Not" Wreck Your Body

"As someone who has sustained a brain injury, I am sure that yoga has helped my body, not wrecked it."

Can Facebook Be a Social Life Preserver for People with Brain Injury?

More than half of people with TBI use Facebook to create and maintain friendships.

Finding the Words Again After a Life-Changing Brain Injury

After a life-changing brain injury, this sports journalist learns that words, as always, save him.

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From the Ground Up

One journalist makes sense of his TBI by once again putting pen to paper.

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Ginny Ruffner: a not so still life

Watch this clip about world-renowned artist Ginny Ruffner, who refuses to let a debilitating brain injury slow down her drive to create art.

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Diagnosing TBI in the ER

For mild TBIs, making a clear diagnosis can be difficult. There are CT scans and physical and neuropsych evaluations. But in the future there may be simple, revealing blood tests.

Emergency Room Considerations for People with Brain Injury

Getting to an ER is crucial after a TBI, especially for an injury that is on the more severe side. The quicker doctors can do a CAT scan of the brain, the quicker they can act on their diagnosis.

TBI and Substance Abuse Often Go Hand-in-Hand

Learn why people with TBI are more prone to substance abuse and why being vigilant against addiction can be a life-long effort.

Pain Management After TBI and Substance Abuse

TBI and Substance Abuse: Pain Management

From prescribing only small amounts of medications to preventing "doctor shopping," the medical team — and the patient — must collaborate to make pain management effective.

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From Surviving to Thriving: The Rogers Family's Story

After a severe TBI, Airman First Class David Rogers continues to work with the VA rehab staff. They set no limits for him — he even goes rock climbing.

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Jan's Story: Recovery from Brain Injury and Substance Abuse

Until she finally realized what her life was truly missing after two TBIs and substance abuse, Jan Brown was able to get the help she needed for recovery.

Understanding Diffuse Axonal Injury

Diffuse axonal injury affects nerve fibers, which can lead to a disruption in nerve communication — affecting a person's physical and cognitive abilities.

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