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Living with an Invisible Disability

None of these challenges is blatant to the naked eye, but spend a bit of time with me, and you’ll learn soon enough that I’m not as normal as I look. Such is the nature of being invisibly disabled.

After Head Injury, Brain Cell Births Bay Cause Seizures and Cognitive Decline

New research challenges the prevailing scientific assumption that, during recovery from head trauma, excessive neurogenesis (birth of new brain cells) is advantageous.

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TBI 101: Memory Problems

Brain Injury Basics: Thinking and Cognitive Symptoms

Memory is the brain taking in, keeping, recalling, and using information. A brain injury can affect any of these facets of memory. And it can also make it hard to learn and remember things.

Depression Rates One Year After Moderate to Severe Brain Injury

Depression in Men and Women One Year Following Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): A TBI Model Systems Study

A study comparing depression rates in men and women one year after moderate or severe TBI shows no significant gender differences in depression symptom levels. But researchers did find different patterns of other symptoms.

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Managing Memory and Metamemory Impairments in Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury

Learn what steps to take to improve your memory after a brain injury.

Impaired Cognition: Frequently Asked Questions

Learn more about cognition and what happens when it is impaired after a brain injury.

Kicking My Self-Esteem to the Curb

When I write, I write about what is happening in the moment, about what my reality is today. And today, well today I’m just not feeling the TBI love.

Finding New Ways To Treat Memory Problems

Vivid and unusual images can help a person with TBI remember new information.

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Traumatic Brain Injury: A Lifetime of Recovery

Traumatic Brain Injury â€“ A Lifetime of Recovery

I am a very average “TBI Guy.” I have ongoing memory challenges. Word-finding challenges and aphasia are my constant companions. Add a splash of vertigo and half a cup of tinnitus and you have the perfect recipe for a pretty average post-concussive life. And amazingly, today I am okay with that...

Ways to Improve Your Memory

Memory Matters: Now What Did I Come In Here for? Strategies for Remembering What You’re Looking for

11 ways to improve your memory after a mild traumatic brain injury.

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When Is Now?

"I usually know when I’m supposed to be somewhere, but the ‘now’ is ever changing." Blogger Mike Strand discusses his struggles with his TBI and memory.

Soul Kitchen: Some Thoughts on Food and Cooking After Brain Injury

Su Meck, who lost her entire memory when a ceiling fan fell on her head, was sent home to feed and care for her family.

How Accurate is the Movie, "The Vow"?

How Accurate is the Movie, â€œThe Vowâ€?

Real life is always more complicated than fiction, especially when it comes to brain injury.

Nathan Zasler, MD

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Memory Problems

BrainSTARS: Memory

To help children develop better memory skills after TBI,

Parents and teachers can teach children with TBI-related memory issues how to pay careful, focused attention and engage actively in thinking about what is being learned.

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Memory Compensations

Find memory compensation strategies that work for you, whether using a memory book, electronic aids, or written directions.

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Caris' Peace

How does a once promising actress, now with no short-term memory, write and perform the most difficult and moving show of her life?

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Matt Brown: Strategies, Patterns, and Routine Are Key

Former Marine Matt Brown, who suffers from combat-related TBI and PTSD — talks about strategies and games that have helped him with his memory and daily routine.