Expert Q&A

Dr. Daniel Perl describes chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.

Dr. Perl talks about some of the challenges in identifying exact numbers of blast injury in the military, but estimates that it's in the hundreds of thousands. He also talks about questions related to women who may suffer from blast injury in the future and civilians impacted by blast injuries as well.

Dr. Daniel Perl talks about the sensations service members describe who have experienced a blast injury.

When it comes to brain injury, it's difficult to make predictions about a person's recovery. This uncertainty, unfortunately, creates a lot of anxiety for families.

"When I look in the mirror I see the same person who was there before, but when I go to work, I just can’t do the job the same way."

Dr. David Arciniegas shares the most important way family and friends can help somebody with a memory problem after brain injury.

Sometimes people think that they will not be strengthening their memory if they rely on a compensatory strategy; however, they are actually helping to make their memory stronger by using that technique.

Memory problems can be a source of distress not only for people with brain injuries but also for the people they live with. The problem is that many people don't understand memory problems.

Memory problems after a brain injury aren't just irritating -- they can cause emotional and angry outbursts at unexpected times. Here's why.

Memory is not a single thing. It actually has a number of stages and any of which may be impacted by a brain injury.

Learn why recreational therapy can help people get back to being active brain injury and depression.