Brain injuries
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Brain Foundation | Acquired Brain Injury
Acquired Brain Injury Acquired Brain Injury (Brain Injury, Head Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI) Description Brain injury includes a complex group of medical and surgical problems that are caused by trauma to the head
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Brain Foundation | Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury Traumatic Brain Injury See Acquired Brain Injury 2012 Research Applicant Essay - Sandy Shultz 2012 Research Applicant Essay -Cathy Catroppa
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Depression and Traumatic Brain Injury | HealthEngine Blog
Problem: Depressive symptoms are a common mental health problem following traumatic brain injury (TBI), occurring in up to 87% of patients
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Acquired brain injury | Cerebral Palsy Alliance
An acquired brain injury can have a lasting impact on a persons ability to move, communicate, think and remember, and can affect their life, work and relationships.
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Parenting and Child Health - Health Topics - Acquired brain injury - children
An acquired brain injury refers to any damage to the brain that occurs after birth
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Acquired brain injury in children & teens | Raising Children Network
Acquired brain injury (ABI) is brain damage that happens after birth. Life with ABI can be challenging, but health professionals will support your child.
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BrainLink | ABI Information Kit
The Acquired Brain Injury information kit was produced by a joint committee of brain injury organisations with the support and assistance of the Department of Human Services Victoria
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Brain Foundation | Concussion
Concussion Concussion (See also Acquired Brain Injury) Description Concussion is used to describe a minor head injury that is not usually life-threatening
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BrainLink | Programs and Events for People with ABI/ABD
The BrainLink Group is a recreational group for people impacted by acquired brain injury or disorder
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Abusive Head Trauma (AHT) | Sydney Children's Hospitals Network
Abusive Head Trauma (AHT) is a form of non-accidental brain injury
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Traumatic Brain Injuries
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Haemostatic drugs for traumatic brain injury | Cochrane
This review has been withdrawn
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Does hyperbaric oxygen therapy improve the survival and quality of life in patients with traumatic brain injury? | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: In people with traumatic brain injury, while the addition of HBOT may reduce the risk of death and improve the final GCS, there is little evidence that the survivors have a good outcome
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Psychological treatment for anxiety in people with traumatic brain injury | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: This review provides some evidence for the effectiveness of CBT for treatment of acute stress disorder following mild TBI and CBT combined with neurorehabilitation for targeting general anxiety symptomatology in people with mild to moderate TBI
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Understanding Brain Damage Locations
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Post-Traumatic Amnaesia
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Impacts of childhood trauma and abuse
Information for survivors and to better understand childhood trauma, abuse and complex trauma.
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Video: clinicians supporting complex trauma survivors
A video for health professionals working clinically with adult survivors of complex trauma. Other information, tools, training, resources for health workers.
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Different Types of Strokes
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Exercise-Induced Neuroplasticity Creating New Neural Pathways
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