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Diagnostic Approach for Veterans Suffering Hearing Impairment, TBI from Mild Blast Trauma

Differences in post-injury auditory system pathophysiology after mild blast and non-blast acute acoustic trauma

Research findings suggest mild blast trauma suffered by military personnel affects portions of the auditory system that have not been extensively studied after injuries occur, and this impairment might be diagnosed using well-established testing methods.

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Traumatismo cerebral: Esperanza en la investigación

Traumatismo cerebral: Esperanza en la investigaciÃ³n

Este artículo ofrece una introducción a la TBI, acompañado de un glosario de los términos médicos asociados con la lesión cerebral.

Glosario de términos de lesiones cerebrales traumáticas

Glosario de tÃ©rminos de lesiones cerebrales traumÃ¡ticas

Definiciones de términos médicos relacionados con la rehabilitación y la lesión cerebral.

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Recovering from the Holidays after Brain Injury

There seems to be no shortage of helpful tips and tricks about how to get through the holiday season as a brain injury survivor. But what about recovering after the holidays?

The Double-sided Coin of Grief

Since the day of the accident, my heart gravitates between the two worlds of indescribable grief from earthly separation from Aaron and being thrust into navigating the ever-changing turbulent waters of brain injury. No parent ever expects this kind of catastrophic news...

Breakthrough in Blast-Related Brain Injuries Reveal Microscopic Scarring

Breakthrough in Blast-Related Brain Injures Reveals Microscopic Scarring

A new study reveals previously undetected change patterns in the brains of eight veterans, all exposed to blasts from high explosives in combat.

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9 Tips to Starting Your Brain Injury Recovery Process

9 Tips to Starting Your TBI Recovery Process

If you feel like something is wrong, keep pushing for testing or have your loved one push for you. Think of your general practitioner as a gatekeeper to get you to people with the real expertise...

Are You Shocked by Brain Injury? That's Not a Bad Thing

Are You Shocked by Brain Injury? Thatâ€™s Not a Bad Thing

My exposure to brain injury has been a journey in education and life lessons. Connected to the brain injury community by circumstance, coincidence, and the universe speaking (loudly) for the past few years, I’ve learned some things.

Military Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review

Military mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) differs from civilian injury in important ways.

Today I Found a Letter to Myself

I found something special—a letter I’d hand written to myself marked: To be opened six months later. I don’t have any memory of writing the letter, but when I read it all these years later, I was pretty impressed with what I had to say. Especially since I remember that when my rehab staff recommended journaling after my TBI, my entries were really depressing...

A Mother's Journey, Learning to Let Go Again

A Motherâ€™s Journey, Learning to Let Go Again

Since the knock on our door, I have earned the title of being an overcomer. Against all odds I have watched my son complete college classes, endure endless hours of grueling therapy, and bravely try every technology available to aid his recovery.

Life in the Zebra Herd — The Survival Skills Necessary to Thrive after a Brain Injury

Recovery from a TBI is not a spectator sport. Anyone who lives daily with a brain injury knows that recovery takes work! So, specifically, what have I done?

Resetting Priorities — What's Really Important?

Recovery from a brain injury is not an event; it is a lifelong process. Sometimes the truth will be easily digestible, while at other times, self-awareness is painful. But this is all part of the process.

Visible Brain Damage Detected in MTBI From Blast Injuries

Findings from Structural MR Imaging in Military Traumatic Brain Injury

Many military personnel who experience blast-related traumatic brain injury (MTBI) have lasting brain damage as seen by MRI, according to a study published in Radiology.

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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in a Former College Football Player

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy in 25-year-old former football player

The neuropsychological findings of a 25-year-old former college football player who was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) postmortem.

Research on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to Treat TBI and PTSD

A 2015 report from the Office of Government Accountability says the 32 peer-reviewed studies on the effectiveness of the HBOT for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress came up with mixed results.

Sorrow to Wisdom

In 1989, on my way home from work, a semi-truck hit me. I suffered a severe brain injury and spent eight days in a coma. I spent the next ten years focusing on myself and becoming the best I could be with what I had left.

"You Look Great!" -- Living Inside a Brain Injury

John Byler's short film offers a rare view of what it's like to live with traumatic brain injury.

TBI Myths & Facts

Everyone's brain injury is different and the recovery patterns are too. Getting our facts straight is a crucial first step in moving toward the best possible outcomes.

How Does TBI Affect the Brain?

There are a variety of immediate effects on the brain, including various types of bleeding and tearing forces that injure nerve fibers and cause inflammation, metabolic changes, and brain swelling.

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Traumatic Brain Injury: Hope Through Research

This article provides an introduction to TBI, along with a glossary of medical terms associated with brain injury.

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From the Heart: Double Trauma and Delayed Grief

I found out the hard way that when faced with trauma of this magnitude, your body has many protective layers; and as the layers are slowly peeled back, you find out exactly what resiliency is.

Sex and the Military: The Other Invisible Wounds

Sex & The Military: The Other Invisible Wounds

An interactive toolkit to help behavioral health practitioners as they work with service members, veterans, spouses and partners.

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Two Powerful New Brain Injury Books

As a caregiver, wife, and mother, I have found great solace in sharing my story. I have also learned a great deal from reading first-hand experiences of people who have survived a TBI. I recently read two new books about brain injury that I'd like to share. Both stories add new insight into the way we experience traumatic brain injury in our own lives.

Who Is Affected by TBI and PTSD?

Dr. Stephen Cozza, Uniformed Service University, discusses TBI and PTSD statistics and the impact it has on service members and their families.