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How a Parent's Brain Injury (TBI) Affects Children and Adolescents

How a Parent's TBI and/or PTSD Affects Children

Children have a unique experience of PTSD and TBI -- they're young, they may not fully understand what is going on, and they are usually are not provided the information they need. Dr. Stephen Cozza discusses the different ways a parent's brain injury and/or PTSD may affect children.

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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.

Vail Veterans

Adaptive sports programs make a big difference for many injured veterans, as shown in this video featuring the Vail Veterans Program

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Sleepless in Salem — Life After Brain Injury

Sleepless in Salem â€” Life After Brain Injury

Every now and again, someone will ask me how I’m sleeping these days. My reply has remained unchanged for several years. “I’ve not slept a full night since 2010.” — David Grant

Our Battle Cry

"I feel like I met other lost souls in the darkness, and there were speakers and retreat organizers in the middle of it handing out flashlights."

Beyond Chanting "OM": The Power Behind Mindfulness-Based Mind Fitness Training for Soldiers

Beyond Chanting â€œOMâ€: The Power Behind Mindfulness-Based Mind Fitness Training for Soldiers

Why do cavemen have the upperhand to humans today when it comes to calming down after a stressful situation?

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Stress, Not Craziness

"One of the most important things that I tell the soldiers is they're not crazy. They're having a normal reaction to an abnormal situation…"

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Infographic: The Co-Occurring Symptoms of PTSD & TBI

Use this infographic to learn the symptoms that can help you discriminate between TBI and PTSD for patients who have only one or the other.

In Their Boots: "War Scar, Chapter 1"

Jerry Cortinas, retired from US Special Forces, struggles after returning home to his family with an amputated hand, TBI, and PTSD.

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In Their Boots: "When He Came Home, Chapter 2"

A marriage is put in crisis when a Marine returns home from Iraq with TBI and PTSD.

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In Their Boots: "When He Came Home, Chapter 1"

A moving documentary episode in which one family struggles in the wake of combat-related TBI and PTSD.

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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.

Help Falling Asleep After TBI and/or PTSD

Neurologist and sleep medicine physician Anthony Panettiere talks about the need to get your thoughts and feelings out of the way in order to reach the imagery stage that leads to sound sleep.

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Churning Out the Miles

Can you bike along the same street where you were hit by a car? BrainLine blogger David Grant talks about when he first got back on his bike post-TBI.

Predictably Unpredictable

"The real eye-opener was how long it has taken me to realize that the light at the end of the tunnel is not a train," says David Grant about recovering from his TBI.