"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

With this companion videocassette to Living with Brain Injury, facts are reinforced and insights into Brain Injury are made clear. This informative, lively 75-minute video contains high quality graphics and actual pictures of the human brain to show areas of damage, improvement indicators, brain repair and healing mechanisms, and ultimately how rehabilitation works to restore the quality of life.

Science and medicine are never static. There are always new treatments, new pharmaceuticals and new insights being discovered, exciting frontiers that take us deeper into the brain, our bodies and the way we live. Living with Brain Injury: The Second Edition was written with this in mind: To help people living with brain injured survivors- both families and professionals alike- keep up with the newest information available including experimental rehabilitation research and the process of plasticity, experimental rehabilitation research and the process of rehabilitation itself. Inside, you will find the resources and strategies to better cope with a world where the one you love has changed seemingly before your eyes. There is hope-and it is here.

Life changed completely in a heartbeat. Frank had a massive brain hemorrhage; the diagnosis was terminal. In the emergency department, the doctor told me that she could try to save him by transporting him; there might be a way that they could drill into his head and relieve the pressure and save his life. His chances of survival were 2 percent. If he survived, he would be paralyzed and blind but alive. Frank's living will stated aEURoeNR,aEUR and I was finding it very hard to decide what to do. I told the doctor to ask Frank what he wanted them to do. Frank said, aEURoeNo transporting.aEUR The doctor said to me, aEURoeWhat are you going to do? You have to decide now!aEUR I said, aEURoeI'm going to pray about it, and leave it in God's hands. God's will be done." I pray that this book will help someone understand what their life might be like if they take care of a brain trauma patient. Hold on to your hat, this is going to be a bumpy ride with Frankie and Foxy!

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.

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 developme

This important book presents a unique, personal account of the impact a mild traumatic brain injury can have. It tells the story of Pauline, who was 33 when a late football tackle caused a bleed in her brain which went undiscovered for 18 months. The account includes descriptions of hidden symptoms of concussion and post-concussion syndrome, pitfalls in diagnoses, the uneven progress of recovery and the effect of the varied reactions which others have to an acquired brain injury. The author incorporates memories alongside extracts from clinic notes, diary entries and emails to reflect the disjointed progress of diagnosis and recovery as- although similar- no two head injuries are the same. Through this book, the reader gains an appreciation of the confusion experienced by many brain injury survivors, which sheds light on why some may develop unusual behavior or mental health issues, and how such issues can be alleviated. Brain injuries are poorly understood by the general public and this can lead to difficult interactions. Moreover, complications in diagnosis means some may not realize they have this milder form of brain injury. This book will enlighten brain injury survivors and affected families and allow professionals an insight into their patients’ experiences. As concerns grow over the risks which contact sports pose, this book shows how even mild brain injuries can wreak havoc with careers, relationships and one’s sense of self, but that a happy life can still be found.