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In this 9-part series author Carole Starr shares guiding steps she used to help her accept her “new normal” after her brain injury. Excerpted from her book To Root & To Rise: Accepting Brain Injury.

In this 9-part series author Carole Starr shares guiding steps she used to help her accept her “new normal” after her brain injury. Excerpted from her book To Root & To Rise: Accepting Brain Injury.

In this 9-part series author Carole Starr shares guiding steps she used to help her accept her “new normal” after her brain injury. Excerpted from her book To Root & To Rise: Accepting Brain Injury.

In this 9-part series author Carole Starr shares guiding steps she used to help her accept her “new normal” after her brain injury. Excerpted from her book To Root & To Rise: Accepting Brain Injury.

This handout provides a brief summary of what researchers currently know and don’t know about chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. Research on CTE is growing, and more studies are needed to help answer many remaining questions. CDC will update this handout as more information on CTE becomes available.

Some signs and symptoms of concussion are evident soon after the traumatic event, while others you may only become aware of others days or weeks later.

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

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.

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

Learn which TBI symptoms are a medical emergency, commonly missed signs of brain injury in children, and the risks of permanent damage.

Entender los conceptos básicos de un TBI es crucial, sobre todo porque los síntomas pueden ser invisibles.