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March is Brain Injury Awareness Month

By PI-Advisor - 3/5/2010 The Brain Injury Association of Washington has announced the tagline for this year's Brain Injury Awareness Month: "A concussion is a brain injury. Get the facts."

What is Cognitive Rehabilitation?

By PI-Advisor - 1/14/2010 COGNITIVE REHABILITATION: Therapy programs which aid persons in the management of specific problems in thinking and perception. Skills are practiced and strategies are taught to help improve function and/or compensate for remaining deficits.

What are some of the signs that your family member may have a TBI?

By PI-Advisor - 12/15/2009 When someone close to you has a brain injury, it can be hard to know the best way to help. Individuals with brain injuries may deny that anything is wrong, but a family member or close personal friend can tell that something has changed.

What is the Occipital Lobe?

By PI-Advisor - 10/8/2009 Located at the back of the skull, the occipital lobe is involved primarily with vision.

Facts About Concussion and Traumatic

By PI-Advisor - 7/9/2009 The word “concussion” is frequently used to describe an event in which the head is struck or strikes something, such as when athletes talk about having their “bell rung.” ...

What is Dysarthria?

By PI-Advisor - 6/3/2009 DYSARTHRIA: Difficulty in forming words or speaking them because of weakness of muscles used in speaking. Speech is characterized by labored, imprecise articulation. Tongue movements are usually slurred and the rate of speaking may be very slow. Voice quality may be abnormal, usually excessively nasal; volume may be weak; drooling may occur. Dysarthria may accompany aphasia or occur alone.

When someone close to you has a brain injury, what is the best way to help?

By PI-Advisor - 4/20/2009 When someone close to you has a brain injury, it can be hard to know the best way to help. Individuals with brain injuries may deny that anything is wrong, but a family member or close personal friend can tell that something has changed.

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