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¿Cuáles son los signos y síntomas del traumatismo cerebral?

Los síntomas de una TBI pueden ser leves, moderados o graves, dependiendo de la magnitud de los daños al cerebro.

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What Happens When You Have a Concussion?

In this TED-Ed original, Clifford Robbins explains the science behind concussions.

9 Strategies to Optimize Post-Brain Injury Recovery

There are no guarantees, but there are smart choices and strategies that can optimize recovery after brain injury The following is a list I compiled as my answer to the many people in the beginning stages of brain injury who have asked about my success over the years. I hope it helps.

A Survivor's Guide to Doctor's Visits

A Survivorâ€™s Guide to Doctorâ€™s Visits

Navigating the medical waters isn’t easy for anyone, but it can be particularly complicated and overwhelming for those of us who live with a brain injury. David Grant offers advice from his own experience.

Brain Injury Symptoms

Once someone receives a blow to the head, any number of signs can indicate a brain injury.

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Vision Problems Following Brain Injury

Up to 40% of people with brain injury experience related vision disorders. Some vision-related issues can be permanent; others resolve quickly. Here's what you need to know.

TBI 101: Physical Symptoms

What are the immediate physical symptoms of brain injury? What symptoms may change and persist over time?

TBI 101: Sleeping Problems

For people recovering from a traumatic brain injury, sleep is especially important, but people with brain injury often have trouble getting the quantity and quality of sleep they need.

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.

TBI 101: Behavioral & Emotional Symptoms

Common behavioral and emotional problems people with TBI can experience.

Concussion Recovery and 'Return to Learn' for Parents & Kids

Dr.Mike Evans discusses what steps must be followed during the recovery period following a concussion.

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How to Treat Post-Traumatic Headache

Sometimes simple changes like eating during the day, limiting caffeine, and getting good sleep will improve headaches.

Managing TBI Symptoms as a Military Veteran

Strategies for Lingering Symptom Management

Veterans who sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be suffering from a range of symptoms. Learn how to cope using these strategies and resources.

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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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Brain Injury & Depression: An Unexpected Outcome

My relationship with clinical depression goes back almost three decades. For reasons that even those intimately familiar with brain injury would be at a loss to explain, my depression virtually disappeared after my injury.

Managing Headache and Neck Pain After TBI

Help with Ongoing Symptoms

Concussions affect everyone differently. Not all symptoms improve at the same rate—some take longer than others.

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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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Head Injury and Dizziness

TBI Symptom Management: Dizziness After Brain Injury

Dizziness is one of the symptoms that you may experience after a concussion. It may make you feel unsteady and like things are moving when they are not.

Changes in Behavior, Personality or Mood

Mood and behavior changes may appear after a concussion or mild TBI. You or your loved one may not understand why this is happening or know what to do. Trying these tips may improve these feelings.

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To Share or Not to Share: Life After Brain Injury

Being defined by your brain injury is different from sharing with a loved one what needs to be shared about the symptoms, says Brainline blogger David Grant.

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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Can Symptoms of Hypopituitarism Present Years After a Brain Injury?

Symptoms of hypopituitarism — a condition in which the pituitary gland does not produce normal amounts of some or all of its hormones — would most likely show up soon after a TBI.

Nathan Zasler, MD

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Physical Symptoms of Brain Injury