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Brain Injury

Brain Injury Association

The Brain Injury Association is dedicated to brain injury prevention, research, and education. Its site contains helpful information about prevention, rehabilitation and treatment, and living with a brain injury. The site offers publications, FAQs, a national directory of rehabilitation services, and links for further information.

BrainLine.org

BrainLine.org is sponsored by WETA, Washington, DC’s public TV and radio station. Articles, videos, and sound clips present information on TBI to patients, family and friends, and professionals.

MEDLINEplus: Head and Brain Injuries

This easy to use service of the National Library of Medicine provides links to articles, research reports, and organizations covering various aspects of head and brain injuries. Some information is available in Spanish.

National Center for Injury Prevention & Control

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control offers an online brochure entitled Facts About Concussion and Brain Injury. Written in clear lay language, this publication provides information about the signs of brain injury, symptoms, tips for healing, and where to go for help.

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: Traumatic Brain Injury Information Page

The NINDS offers information about how a brain injury can occur, symptoms, treatment methods, prognosis and current research. Publications and links to related organizations are also provided for further information.

Dana Links

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury

Published Jan 05, 2009
by Kayt Sukel
Harnessing the Brain's Power to Adapt After Injury

Harnessing the Brain's Power to Adapt After Injury

Published Nov 06, 2007
by Michael E. Selzer, M.D., Ph.D.
Rehabilitation from a brain or spinal cord focuses on enabling people to make the most of what functions they still have. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy, counseling, and education can go only so far, however. For neurorehabilitation to offer the hope of curing the underlying brain damage, writes an expert in the field, it must look to basic science and better clinical trials to put to work the power of the brain’s plasticity.

Brain Trauma, Concussion and Coma — The Dana Guide

Published Mar 21, 2007
by Patricio C. Gargollo and Adam C. Lipson
Head trauma and the resulting brain injuries are one of the leading causes of death and disability in the industrialized world.
 

Last Updated: 7/30/10
Editor: Johanna Goldberg
Contact: brainweb@dana.org

The listing of an organization's Web site does not imply endorsement by the Dana Foundation or the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives. The information provided is not a substitute for medical advice; be sure to consult your doctor for diagnosis and treatment.