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Using Biomarkers to Discover Pathways to Healing for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury

Approaches that bridge the basic neuroscience of neural-cognitive functioning with the practical realities of clinical rehabilitation are valuable for intervention development, potentially opening the way for therapies that target biological systems and synergistically augment the specific effects of training.

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One Patient's Story: Caring for the Caregiver

One Patientâ€™s Story: Caring for the Caregiver

How much can one caregiver take? This mother shares her insights.

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A Mission to Move: Thriving, Not Just Surviving, Following TBI

You need a mission. So says Sergeant Bill "Big Sarge" Hansen, a former Marine and a current mentor with the Wounded Warrior Project®. Today Sgt. Hansen has a clear mission: to provide mentorship and support to young veterans carrying the physical and emotional scars of war.

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Five Meaningful Ways to Love the Caregiver in Your Life

As a caregiver who often feels lonely and overwhelmed, I’d like to offer some practical solutions that have been helpful to me.

Agitation and Restlessness

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Agitation and restlessness after severe brain injury

Anger and Veterans: How do I deal with civilians who have no idea?

Photo of a man holding a coffee cup yelling at a woman wearing glasses and a tan apron

People get mad in Starbucks because their coffee drink is not right. Really? How can I deal with non-military people who seem to have no idea what we have all gone through?

Sheila A.M. Rauch, PhD, ABPP

Topic:

Anger and Irritability

Military & Veterans

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Veteran Jonathan Warren: Addressing Both TBI and PTSD in Order to Heal

Veteran Jonathan Warren felt able to cope with the physical symptoms of his brain injury but he thought the emotional issues were caused by his PTSD. He soon realized that a brain injury can lead to those intangible issues as well.

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Are Concussion Concerns To Blame for Declining Participation in High School Tackle Football?

Are concussion concerns in the media behind the and declining participation in high school tackle football?

An analysis of news reports and high school participation data determines if there is an association between concussion concerns and declining participation of high school football.

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Participation in Pre-High School Football and Neuro Findings in Later Life: A Study of 45 Retired NFL Players

In 45 retired NFL athletes, there were no associations between pre-high school football and neuroradiological, neurological, and neuropsychological outcome measures.

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Visible Brain Damage Detected in MTBI From Blast Injuries

Findings from Structural MR Imaging in Military Traumatic Brain Injury

Many military personnel who experience blast-related traumatic brain injury (MTBI) have lasting brain damage as seen by MRI, according to a study published in Radiology.

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What "Friday Night Tykes" Can Teach Us About Youth Football

What â€œFriday Night Tykesâ€ Can Teach Us About Youth Football

Why do some parents and coaches think it's okay to let 9-year-old kids get hit in the head over and over in football practices and games?

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.

Cognitive Therapy Gave Me the Anchor I Needed

It wasn’t until six months after her car crash that this woman got the help she needed for her brain injury.

My Insurance-Driven Recovery

It’s a tough nut to swallow when you look back and realize with stunning clarity that the very quality of day-to-day life after a TBI is largely determined by how well insured you are.

Taking Unresponsive Leadership To Task as a Black Woman Army Officer

Sir, I do not request an apology, explanation, or acknowledgment of my letter. As a lecturer at Texas A&M who advises future leaders, I wrote this to say that I mattered then, and I matter now. I did not deserve to be relegated to a second-class soldier.

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Explosions and Blast Injuries: A Primer for Clinicians

Explosions can produce unique patterns of brain and other injuries seldom seen outside combat. Learn more.

Losing the Army Way of Life to PTSD and TBI

The Pearce family misses Army life. They not only lost the stability a healthy father would provide but also an entire way of living — the extended family that the Army creates. After years of struggle, they've found...

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Brain injury Blogs: Voices from People Living with Traumatic Brain Injury

Brain Injury Blogs: Voices of People Living with Traumatic Brain Injury

"You've got to look forward, you can't look back. Only look back in order to see how far you've come."

CTE pathology in a neurodegenerative disorders brain bank

Evidence Suggests Amateur Contact Sports Increase Risk of Degenerative Disorder

A Mayo Clinic study links amateur contact sports — football, boxing, wrestling, rugby, basketball, baseball and others played while in school — with the development of CTE, which when severe can affect mood, behavior, and cognition.

The Ups and Downs of Changing Medications After Brain Injury

Talk with your health provider about fatigue, medication, and side effects.

Brian D. Greenwald, MD

Topic:

Diagnosing & Treating Brain Injury

May I Have Your Attention, Please?

Rosemary talks about how mindfulness can help finally put to bed the monsters we've created in our own minds.

Rancho Los Amigos Levels

The eight levels of the Rancho Los Amigos is an evaluation tool used by the rehabilitation team to describe the pattern or stages of cognitive recovery typically seen after a brain injury.

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The Soldier Is My Side-Walker

"I understand that you feel trapped and lost. I’d like to help you to move forward," says the OT to the Army vet.

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Once a Warrior, Always a Warrior

There’s combat. Then, there’s the life afterward. This book is about surviving the war back home, written by a Colonel who understands.

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Two Powerful New Brain Injury Books

As a caregiver, wife, and mother, I have found great solace in sharing my story. I have also learned a great deal from reading first-hand experiences of people who have survived a TBI. I recently read two new books about brain injury that I'd like to share. Both stories add new insight into the way we experience traumatic brain injury in our own lives.