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Alcohol Abuse Is Unfortunately All Too Common for Young Service Members with TBI

Alcohol Use After Traumatic Brain Injury

Cognitive and mental issues arising from combat exposure can also contribute to drug abuse. With so many contributing factors, the rate of substance abuse is high in returning service members who have had a concussion.

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How to Stop Fumbling for the Right Word After a Brain Injury

Getting a full speech-language evaluation is important when trying to solve communication issues post-TBI.

Janet Brown, MA, CCC-SLP

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Symptoms

Measuring the Forces of Blows or Blasts to the Head

The NFL and the military are currenty testing how better to detect and understand concussions through various mechanisms like sensors in helmets, mouthpieces, and earpieces.

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The Heightening Awareness About Brain Injuries

After 9.11 with the service members returning home with TBI and PTSD plus concussed athletes at all levels making the news, awareness of TBI started to bubble more rapidly.

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Keeping Youth Athletes Safe Whether on Rural or Urban Team Sidelines

Not every team has a medical expert or athletic trainer on the sidelines to test players after a suspected concussion. But there are simple guidelines and resources to help.

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What Neuroimages Can Teach About Blast Injuries

Neuroimaging the brains of service members with blast-related TBI are showing patterns of variable damage, perhaps most notably in the cerebellum.

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Improving Tolerance for Exercise After a Brain Injury

Gradually and systematically increasing your activity levels may help you exercise with fewer TBI-related side effects.

Elliot Roth, MD

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Diagnosing & Treating Brain Injury

Helping Children Cope with Head Injury in the Family

Children who have a close relative, particularly a parent, with a brain injury face many challenges. Learn how children can be affected and how to help them and the adults caring for them.

Family Caregiver Guide: Introduction to Traumatic Brain Injury (Module 1)

This module provides information on moderate to severe TBI.

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The Many Dangers of an IED

An IED explosion can not only cause a blast injury from the shock waves themselves, but can also cause concussion or a penetrating injury at the same time.

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Should We Be Worried About Subconcussive Blows in Sports?

More research is needed to determine if subconcussive blows — repetitive hits to the head not diagnosed or suspected as concussions — are deleterious.

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Being Strict with Return-to-Play Guidelines

An athlete should never be returned to play after a concussion until all symptoms have been resolved and he or she has been cleared by a licensed provider.

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Helmets Cannot Prevent Brain Injuries

Even with a helmet on, a person's brain is still free to move about in the skull's cerebral spinal fluid, which can cause concussion.

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Dr. Julian Bailes: The Pros of Contact Sports

Kids should play contact sports for many positive reasons but not if the kid has had three or more concussions.

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An Interview with Marilyn Price Spivak

The "godmother of brain injury" spearheaded many of the advances in support services for people with TBI and their families.

Can a Brain Injury Damage the Reticular Activating System?

The functions of the RAS like the sleep/awake cycle and pain signals can be damaged from a TBI.

Nathan Zasler, MD

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Sleeping Problems

The Implications of Recent Research on the Brain

Find out more about the implications of recent data on traumatic brain injury.

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Tracy's Story: The End of an Athlete's Career

"If you think you have a concussion, don't hide it, report it ... I didn't know it could get this bad."

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Changes in Taste and Smell After Brain Injury

Almost 25% of people with TBI experience changes in taste and smell.

Stress Management: How to Reduce, Prevent, and Cope with Stress

Stress affects everyone, but it can be worse for people with a brain injury. Here are some indispensable, general strategies for managing stress.

From Olympic Hopeful to TBI: Lesley LeMasurier's Story

When her concussions started to affect her on and off the slopes, competitive alpine ski racer Lesley LeMasurier knew something was wrong.

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Depression After Brain Injury

Depression after brain injury is a common but serious problem. But it's treatable — don't ignore it.

Coach Is Key in Minimizing Effects of TBI on Young Athletes

Coaches are essential to helping young athletes who may have sustained a concussion get the appropriate care.

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Playground Safety

Learn how prevention can save lives and money.

Young Football Players and the NFL's New Safety Tactics

Retired NFL player Jason Belser talks about what strategies the NFL Players Association is using to educate young players about concussion and safety.

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