Traumatic+Brain+Injury

=Alabama Head Injury Foundation -- Dr. Eden = =[] = The Alabama Head Injury Foundation (AHIF) was founded by professionals and families in 1983 to increase public awareness of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and to stimulate the development of supportive services. Today, AHIF is among the largest state brain injury associations in the nation with model programs and statewide services.

=** ** ** ** The University of Alabama at Birmingham Traumatic Brain Injury Model System -- Dr. Eden    ** ** ** ** = This website offers educational materials and information on services of the [|UAB Traumatic Brain Injury Model System (UAB-TBIMS)] along with links to national organizations, government agencies, and educational resources related to traumatic brain injury. Submitted by Tammy Guthery

**Dr. Eden** [] Ask the Expert: Figuring Out Social Security Benefits After a TBI. There is a lot of information on this website, Social Security questions just caught my attention.

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Rena's information on traumatic brain injury. The following website, [|http://www.tbiguide.com] is a very informative website. It contains the following...

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[|How the Brain is Hurt] [|Understanding How the Brain Works] Coping with Common Problems
 * [|Common Indicators of a Head Injury]

[|Memory] [|Headaches] [|Problems Getting Organized] [|Getting Overloaded] [|Sleep Disorders] [|Fatigue] [|Anger and Depression] [|Word-finding] ||  || [|Dealing with Doctors] [|Family Members: What You Can Do In the Hospital Setting] [|Seizures] [|Emotional Stages of Recovery] [|Returning to School] [|When Will I Get Better?] [|Who Are All These Professionals?] ||

This website is very useful and should be visited by someone trying to inquire about Traumatic Brain Injury.

youtube.com Basic Facts about TBI, this is a 5:00 minute video that is very informative about TBI. Nearly 1.4 million people sustain a TBI each year. This video gives very basic facts on causes, and how TBI is truly unpredictable. Submitted by Laura Harris

[|**Living With Traumatic Brain Injury**] People with traumatic brain injuries may experience physical, cognitive or personality changes that affect their work and relationships. In this program from the University of Washington, hear stories of people who are rebuilding their lives and readjusting to family, careers and everyday life. Submitted by Anita Robinson

[] TBI Home is a peer support website for people living with brain injury, their families and friends to support each other by sharing their experiences.

Submitted By Kristy Harbison

http://www.youtube/TBIstory

This video is a success story involving an individual with TBI

submitted by: Joseph Cochran

http://www.neuroskills.com/
=== This site would be helpful for people who are searching for rehabilitation services. The Centre for Neuro Skills offers pediatric and adolescent programs. There are also products available to buy to help those suffering from traumatic brain injury. ===

Submitted by: Susan Riggs
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The purpose of this site is to educate and empower caregivers and survivors of traumatic brain injuries. This site aims to ease the transition from shock and despair at the same time of a brain injury to coping and problem solving. This site provides the latest medical breakthroughs and brain research, the highest quality treatment for brain damage, the symptoms of brain injuries and the nation's best tramatic brain injury rehabilitation centers and resource information.

Submitted by Ruby Reasonover

This is a link to a video about Daniella who was just 5 weeks old when her father violently shook her multiple times.Shaken baby syndrome is a type of inflicted traumatic brain injury that happens when a baby is violently shaken. Her story is sadly the story of so many babies afflicted with TBI everyday. [] Submitted by Brianna Cantrell

This link is to a video about a young man that is learning to walk again after being hit by a car. Joe was riding his skateboard in May 2002, when he was struck by a car and suffered a massive traumatic brain injury. Doctors did not expect him to survive much less walk again. He is back on his feet with the help of his therapists at HealthSouth Rehab. Joe's courage and determination are an inspiration to all who know him.

[|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzrI4Xl4PW0] Submitted by Lisa Kennamer

[] This is the site for the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. It gives a lot of infomation about TBI. It also discusses research that is being done to better understand TBI. Submitted By: Anna McSwain

[purpose of this web site is to reach survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury and those individuals who are interested in knowing about the impact on an individual's life following one, and to provide a guide on living one's life after such an injury.Included in this site, you will find information about TBI; responses by TBI survivors throughout the world on various aspects of their lives; the opportunity to contribute your feedback about living with TBI; my own writings on my own experiences; and information about my books for purchase. This is a resource for us; and there is much here of great valuem/|http://www.tbilife.co]The purpose of this web site is to reach survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury and those individuals who are interested in knowing about the impact on an individual's life following one, and to provide a guide on living one's life after such an injury.

Included in this site, you will find information about TBI; responses by TBI survivors throughout the world on various aspects of their lives; the opportunity to contribute your feedback about living with TBI; my own writings on my own experiences; and information about my books for purchase. Submitted by Karen Gallian

[] This is a very in-depth site on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). This site provides information on the symptoms, diagnoses, misdiagnoses, treatments, personal accounts of individuals suffering with TBI. Statistical information and videos are also included in this site. Submitted by Cathy Brown

http://www.tbiguide.com/ This is a guide which tell about the effects of traumatic brain injuries in clear, easy to understand language that can help the patient and family members in the recovery process. Submitted by Deb Talley Type in the content of your page here.