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How Transparent is Too Transparent?

I feel like I have mastered the face-to-face challenges I used to confront when asked about my health. But it’s my written work that still often causes me angst. Like a human-sized pendulum, I swing back and forth about how much I should share. How transparent is too transparent?

Heads Up: Brain Injury in Your Practice Toolkit

An indispensible toolkit for physicians.

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¿Existen otros problemas a largo plazo asociados con el traumatismo cerebral?

La enfermedad de Alzheimer, enfermedad de Parkinson y otros problemas a largo plazo pueden desarrollarse después de una TBI.

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Raising Awareness of Brain Injury: Head for the Future Program

Col. Sidney Hinds, MD talks how greater than 80% of military concussions occur “in garrison,” not in combat.

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The Anatomy of PTSD

From the frontal lobe (which houses our emotions) to the amygdala (which oversees our fight or flight response), Michael Roy, MD, Col. (Ret.) explains how parts of the brain are affected when injured by brain injury or a traumatic experience.

Special Report: Cumulative Concussions

Cumulative concussions — or repeat blows to the head — can have serious, long-term consequences. Learn more.

Can a Hit to the Jaw Cause TBI?

The jaw, skull, neck, and brain are all connected. A blow to one can cause damage elsewhere.

Elliot Roth, MD

Topic:

Concussion / Mild TBI

Diagnosing & Treating Brain Injury

Traumatic Brain Injury

¿Cuáles son los diferentes tipos de traumatismo cerebral?

Diferentes tipos de TBI incluyen las conmociones cerebrales, fracturas de cráneo, síndromes del bebé sacudido y moretones.

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.

The Importance of Re-evaluating Kids with TBI at Major Stages of Development

Symptoms from TBI can change as a child matures; sometimes new treatment strategies are in order.

Jacquelyn Borg, PhD

Topic:

Traumatic Brain Injury

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The Most Helpful Thing Someone Has Done for Me Since My Brain Injury Is...

Loved the new me! ... Let me talk! ... Don't try to "fix" me.

"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.

In the Classroom: Managing Severe Behavior Challenges in the Midst of Crisis

Teachers can create intervention strategies for kids with TBI to address common situations in school that result in challenges before they emerge.

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How Does a TBI Affect Consciousness?

Â¿CÃ³mo afectan los traumatismos cerebrales al estado de conciencia?

Generally, there are five abnormal states of consciousness that can result from a TBI.

General Trauma

Learn about injuries to other parts of the body that can result from TBI.

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¿Qué es el traumatismo cerebral?

Traumatismo cerebral: Esperanza en la investigaciÃ³n

Una introducción al traumatismo cerebral, así como estadísticas relacionadas de los Estados Unidos.

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Are There Other Long-Term Problems Associated With a TBI?

Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and other long-term problems can develop after a TBI.

Biomarkers for TBI: Still Moving from Bench to Bedside

Getting an effective blood biomarker test for TBI from bench to bedside with FDA-approval along the way is no small feat. Dr. Ronald Hayes talks about two proteins for which researchers have high hopes.

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Are the Brain's Axonal Corners Particularly Vulnerable to Breakage?

Like the leg of a table breaking off where the leg meets the table top, cerebral fibers in the brain have sharp branches and turns, which might make them particularly vulnerable to inertial trauma.

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Understanding the Brain's Connectivity on Cellular and Mechanistic Levels

In 1993, some researchers decried: "It is intolerable that we do not have a knowledge of the connectivity of the human brain." Do we know more now?

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The Basic Architecture of the Brain

Dr. Van Wedeen talks about how the brain's cortical areas are arranged like a checkerboard, hierarchic from front to back.

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Know Your Health Numbers -- Beyond TBI

Whether with a TBI or not, people need to know their numbers and get the proper tests they need — blood pressure, cholesterol, mammography, etc.

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Misconceptions About Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Misconceptions About Traumatic Brain Injury

Dr. Geoffrey Ling talks about misconceptions about mTBI — from thinking a concussion is different from a mild TBI to believing that a mild TBI will always come with life-long, debilitating consequences.

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Children with a Parent with TBI Often Grow from the Experience

Dr. Audrey Daisley explains that in the long term, kids with a parent with TBI often feel as if they have grown stronger from the experience.

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Christopher Nowinski's Frightening Post-Concussive Symptoms

It took years for athlete Chris Nowinski to overcome his many symptoms from TBI. They ranged from debilitating headaches 50% of the time, REM [sleep] behavior disorder, short-term memory problems, and more.

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