WHAT do you know about brain injury? How does it happen? How does it affect one’s life? What does it feel like? How long does it take to recover from a Traumatic Brain Injury? Will a survivor ever be the same again? WHAT are your beliefs about the future of someone who’s sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury? The answers to these questions are as broad and unique as the individual’s who have…
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Author : Kay Pratt, C.E.A.P., C.P.C.C.
Genre : Body, Mind & Spirit
Summary : WHAT do you know about brain injury? How does it happen? How does it affect one’s life? What does it feel like? How long does it take to recover from a Traumatic Brain Injury? Will a survivor ever be the same again? WHAT are your beliefs about the future of someone who’s sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury? The answers to these questions are as broad and unique as the individual’s who have sustained brain injuries. “In my own experience as a TBI survivor, I have come to understand that the degree to which we recover can be measured not only by our physical reality, but, by our personal and caregiver’s belief systems; after all, if, we are cognitively and physically able, what we believe, shapes our every outcome!” Kay Pratt. In this Book, TBI survivors share the answers to these questions and more through the voice of their experience. It is with sincere hope that by doing so, your understanding and beliefs about brain-injured individuals will be broadened and your perspectives enlightened.
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Author : Casey Bachus
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Author : Firas H. Kobeissy
Genre : Science
Summary : Every year, an estimated 1.7 million Americans sustain brain injury. Long-term disabilities impact nearly half of moderate brain injury survivors and nearly 50,000 of these cases result in death. Brain Neurotrauma: Molecular, Neuropsychological, and Rehabilitation Aspects provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account on the latest developments in the area of neurotrauma, including brain injury pathophysiology, biomarker research, experimental models of CNS injury, diagnostic methods, and neurotherapeutic interventions as well as neurorehabilitation strategies in the field of neurotraum research. The book includes several sections on neurotrauma mechanisms, biomarker discovery, neurocognitive/neurobehavioral deficits, and neurorehabilitation and treatment approaches. It also contains a section devoted to models of mild CNS injury, including blast and sport-related injuries. Over the last decade, the field of neurotrauma has witnessed significant advances, especially at the molecular, cellular, and behavioral levels. This progress is largely due to the introduction of novel techniques, as well as the development of new animal models of central nervous system (CNS) injury. This book, with its diverse coherent content, gives you insight into the diverse and heterogeneous aspects of CNS pathology and/or rehabilitation needs.
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Author : Mike Strand
Genre : Brain
Summary : Meditations on Brain Injury by Mike StrandISBN0-9725880-5-1 $10.95trade paperback Zottola PublishingReviewed by Patricia Benson8/21/04 I have a personal list of a few, good self-help books that I believe deserve to be in every bookstore, whether self-help is a high-profit category for the store or not. These books deserve a little space and a longer shelf life because bookstores often are where people go for help when their pain is new, private and overwhelming. But my list is quite short. Why? Because, for about twenty-five years now, publishers have tried to put every real or imaginable human problem between covers and announce salvation to the world, thereby making self-help one of the most over-published, under-scrutinized, front-list driven sections in the store. My list is short because it only includes books that are authored by authentic people who understand the power of telling their story simply and honestly. These books often raise more questions than they answer because these authors know that readers will have to take what works and figure out the rest for them selves. These books have stood the test of time because they come from heartfelt experience, not questionable research. But when facts are presented, the sources are credible and objective. Meditations on Brain Injury, by Mike Strand, is a brief, but powerful collection of short essays on what life is like after a brain injury. Strand suffered traumatic brain injury in 1989. His life, relationships and his world were forever changed. He woke up from a coma a different man. He began the long journey through grief and anger toward acceptance and understanding. He did not set out to become an expert on coping with brain injury. But, with speech and movement impaired, he moved to observation of and reflection on his situation. He decided to put down on paper the insights, understandings and inspiration he discovered, and continues to discover, in his ?rest of his life recovery.? The essays in the book first appeared in ?Headlines,? the Brain Injury Association of Minnesota?s newsletter where Strand has been a contributing columnist for the past five years. His column is called ?Here and Now.? These essays represent some of his best and most popular columns. They are properly called meditations in that the form is concise, focused and particular in its considered topic, but intuitive and universal in its exploration and appeal. He fearlessly, but not without humor, examines issues like anger, dependency, and self-image as well as resiliency, responsibility and identity. Strand is a gifted and clear writer who understands the limitations, feelings and needs of his primary audiences: brain-injured people, their loved ones and caregivers. So I began reading this book as an interested bystander, having no personal experience with brain injury. By the last page, I realized I was reading about my own life. I was, somewhere between the lines, reading about things I had experienced which broke me in important places and left me feeling like a stranger in a strange land. The meditations were like maps, pointing me in new directions. Meditations on Brain Injury is one of those really good self-help books, now on my private list. But it deserves all the publicity and shelf space it can get in bookstores. _____________________________________________________________________________Patricia Benson has enjoyed a varied and successful career in bookselling, publishing, marketing and communications. A former national buyer for B. Dalton, Bookseller, she has also served as Editorial and Rights Director for Hazelden Educational Materials, and is a former Vice President of Carlson Learning Company. She is currently working full-time as a freelance writer and editor, and part-time as an enthusiastic bookseller at Valley Bookseller in Stillwater, Minnesota. She lives and reads in the St. Croix Valley.
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Author : Nigel S. King
Genre : Self-Help
Summary : HIGHLY COMMENDED for the British Medical Awards book prize for Popular Medicine Up to 10% of people will suffer a mild head injury (or 'mild traumatic brain injury') in their lifetime and up to 50% of those people will also find they have lingering post-concussion symptoms in the months or years afterwards. These symptoms can include headaches, dizziness, fatigue, irritability, sleep disturbance, reduced day-to-day memory, poor concentration, taking longer to think, 'muzzy' headedness, depression, anxiety, tinnitus, blurred or double vision, sensitivity to light or noise, frustration, nausea, restlessness and sensitivity to alcohol. In such circumstances the 'mild' head injury may feel anything but mild. This is particularly so if large areas of your day to day life are affected. People in these circumstances can have their difficulties compounded by the very different explanations for their persisting difficulties. These usually involve receiving contradictory opinions about the extent to which ongoing symptoms are caused by neurological brain injury or other factors. These complicating factors can make it very difficult to find the right kind of service or expertise after a TBI. Patients can easily feel like they are being ''pushed from pillar to post" when trying to find services that can help with their problems. On top of all of this, there is a distinct lack of good, science- based information for patients about the best ways to manage PCS. It is therefore very common for those who experience prolonged difficulties to find their situation extremely confusing, frustrating and stressful. Dr Nigel King is an expert with much experience in this area, and has written a very valuable book weaving together the most useful knowledge in this area. It clarifies some of the complex issues for those who suffer with prolonged problems and provides practical, science-based self-help guidance for managing TBI difficulties. Using cognitive rehabilitation techniques and CBT approaches for the associated mental health complications of PCS, this much need book provides help, hope and understanding for what can be a highly disabling and misunderstood condition.
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Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Genre : Medical
Summary : The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) provides disability compensation to veterans with a service-connected injury, and to receive disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a veteran must submit a claim or have a claim submitted on his or her behalf. Evaluation of the Disability Determination Process for Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans reviews the process by which the VA assesses impairments resulting from traumatic brain injury for purposes of awarding disability compensation. This report also provides recommendations for legislative or administrative action for improving the adjudication of veterans' claims seeking entitlement to compensation for all impairments arising from a traumatic brain injury.
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Author : Daniel Laskowitz
Genre : Medical
Summary : Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains a significant source of death and permanent disability, contributing to nearly one-third of all injury related deaths in the United States and exacting a profound personal and economic toll. Despite the increased resources that have recently been brought to bear to improve our understanding of TBI, the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches has been disappointingly slow. Translational Research in Traumatic Brain Injury attempts to integrate expertise from across specialties to address knowledge gaps in the field of TBI. Its chapters cover a wide scope of TBI research in five broad areas: Epidemiology Pathophysiology Diagnosis Current treatment strategies and sequelae Future therapies Specific topics discussed include the societal impact of TBI in both the civilian and military populations, neurobiology and molecular mechanisms of axonal and neuronal injury, biomarkers of traumatic brain injury and their relationship to pathology, neuroplasticity after TBI, neuroprotective and neurorestorative therapy, advanced neuroimaging of mild TBI, neurocognitive and psychiatric symptoms following mild TBI, sports-related TBI, epilepsy and PTSD following TBI, and more. The book integrates the perspectives of experts across disciplines to assist in the translation of new ideas to clinical practice and ultimately to improve the care of the brain injured patient.
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Author : Craig Lock
Genre :
Summary : LIVING WITH HEAD (BRAIN) INJURY (from 'MY STORY') *A look into head injury, sometimes known as the "hidden handicap" and the effects on the person (casualty). In this "work" I'll share some facts about brain injury, as well as how to best to manage the effects. And hope that this book may be insightful and helpful to families.* from 'I'll Do it My Way: My Story' is available as a hard-copy or ebook at http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005GGMAW4 A young driver, a dreamer with his boyhood hero, Stirling Moss before his accident Category (tags/key words): head injury, brain injury, neuro-psychology, brain, medical resources, medical information, Craig Lock CONTENTSINTRODUCTIONChapter1 Head Injury/Brain Injury) - Some Facts2 Head Injury: A Practical Guide: YOU ARE AN EXPERT ALREADY... 3 Some Practical Issues in Dealing with Head Injury4 The Cognitive Effects of Brain InjuryPART TWOLIVING WITH A HEAD (BRAIN) INJURYBut HOW?4 Living with Long-Term Brain (Head) Injury5 LIVING WITH HEAD INJURY: What It Feels Like to Have A Head Injury?6 The Lasting Effects from Blows to the Head (Concussion)APPENDIX1 What Does it Feel Like to be Brain Damaged?2 A Case of Devine Intervention for Brave Steve********************About the AuthorCraig has been researching and studying in this field for nearly twenty years stemming from a long-standing head injury. He hopes that by sharing something of his journey, that it will encourage and make some difference in those lives affected by brain injury.The various books that Craig "felt inspired to write" are available at:http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005GGMAW4 http://www.creativekiwis.com/books.html#craig https://www.xinxii.com/adocs.php?aid=16831 http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/craiglock and www.lulu.com/craiglock* Hard-copies and e-books, fiction and nonfiction: self help, novels, travel, humour, writing, inspiration and money management The world's smallest and most exclusive bookstores"All proceeds go to needy and underprivileged children -MINE!Craig's blog (with extracts from his various writings: articles, books and new manuscripts) is at www.headbraininjury.wordpress.com
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Author : Richard C. Senelick
Genre : Brain
Summary : "The new, updated edition of the renowned classic - complete with cutting edge neuroplaticity and exciting experimental rehabilitation research! Living with Brain Injury will help readers - both families of patients and professionals alike - through new, uncharted territory of brain rehabilitation, a world where people we love may change before our eyes, physically, mentally, and emotionally"--Amazon
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Author : craig lock
Genre :
Summary : LIVING WITH HEAD (BRAIN) INJURY (from 'MY STORY') * A look into head injury, sometimes known as the "hidden handicap" and the effects on the person (casualty). In this "work" I'll share some facts about brain injury, as well as how to best to manage the effects. And hope that this book may be insightful and helpful to families. * from 'I'll Do it My Way: My Story' is available as a hard-copy or ebook at http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005GGMAW4 A young driver, a dreamer with his boyhood hero, Stirling Moss before his accident Category (tags/key words): head injury, brain injury, neuro-psychology, brain, medical resources, medical information, Craig Lock CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 Head Injury/Brain Injury) - Some Facts 2 Head Injury: A Practical Guide: YOU ARE AN EXPERT ALREADY... 3 Some Practical Issues in Dealing with Head Injury 4 The Cognitive Effects of Brain Injury PART TWO LIVING WITH A HEAD (BRAIN) INJURY But HOW? 4 Living with Long-Term Brain (Head) Injury 5 LIVING WITH HEAD INJURY: What It Feels Like to Have A Head Injury? 6 The Lasting Effects from Blows to the Head (Concussion) APPENDIX 1 What Does it Feel Like to be Brain Damaged? 2 A Case of Devine Intervention for Brave Steve ******************** About the Author Craig has been researching and studying in this field for nearly twenty years stemming from a long-standing head injury. He hopes that by sharing something of his journey, that it will encourage and make some difference in those lives affected by brain injury. The various books that Craig "felt inspired to write" are available at: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005GGMAW4 http://www.creativekiwis.com/books.html#craig https://www.xinxii.com/adocs.php?aid=16831 http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/craiglock and www.lulu.com/craiglock * Hard-copies and e-books, fiction and nonfiction: self help, novels, travel, humour, writing, inspiration and money management The world's smallest and most exclusive bookstores" All proceeds go to needy and underprivileged children - MINE! Craig's blog (with extracts from his various writings: articles, books and new manuscripts) is at www.headbraininjury.wordpress.com