Hi, my name is Jeannette. My niece was a victim of a TBI due to Shaken Baby's Syndrome at the hands of her father at 4 wks old. Doctors say that she should not...
When a killer is on the loose in novels or on the silver screen, there's a special urgency for the detective on the case. It's a race against time to capture...
"Sweet dreams are made of this," sang Annie Lennox during her stint in the Eurythmics in the 1980s. But you might notice that Lennox is suitably vague about...
In the 2004 film "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," the characters played by Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet undergo a process to erase all memories of their...
This section might just "blow your mind," to use a common expression. But do you even have a mind? Scientists don't know where the brain ends and the mind...
Twins -- when Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have them, it's fascinating. When they appear to Jack Nicholson in the corridors of the Overlook Hotel in the film...
Facts The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g). The adult human brain is about 2% of the total body weight. The elephant brain weighs about...
More than half of the people who are homeless in Toronto are suffering from a traumatic brain injury, according to a new study that suggests early diagnosis...
Alzheimer's disease (AD), one form of dementia, is a progressive, degenerative brain disease. It affects memory, thinking, and behavior. Memory impairment is a...
About two million head injuries of all types (including skull and facial fractures) occur each year in the U. S. (175 to 200 per 100,000 population).1 Over 1.5...
Hello, my name is Vonda. My husband had a brain tumor removed in May. As a result of this, he suffered what has been classified as a "severe" brain injury....
What I find unacceptable is if a hospital is not a major trauma unit they will only test one problem, and they weigh which is the worst, and leave all the...
Hi, I recently had a car accident and now have yet another concussion. Usually it happens with a slip and fall on ice. 2006 had one of the worse head bang, for...
 If there is any thing good about a brain injury it is. The younger the age at accident the better the recovery. It sounds like he is young as are you.  ...
Hey There All, I'm a long term tbi survivor, from 1979, and I thought I was doing pretty well but I suffered a couple of Grand Mal seizures last weekend and I...
Hello Susan, I'm much the same- old and new. For many years I was doing very well but in the last week I had two siezures and got some hospital time, I almost...
HI, I just joined after abandoning one of the 'other' groups that was taken over by a troll. I recognize some of your names I think. My name is Angela. I'm 39...
Man, what a setback......sorry. I too have trouble with medications and terrible side effects. Makes managing seizures difficult.....right? I moved to new...
HOW DO i find a dr that knows about brain injury last nuero said weell cant do anything more on , dont need to see you that was years ago various stressors...
If you live in the USA, there are national brain injury associations, with state divisions, just do search on the Internet. Often there are big city groups...
Hi Tim, glad to hear your are doing better. Sorry to hear about your set backs. I am a caregiver for my daughter and I was reading your post and I was...
THANKYOU ,, sorry i didn't see this til now i am safe now wasn't but thankyou so very much for your concern ... associations, ... are ... Medicare, ... ...
Hi My name is Dawn. I am looking for a group that I can talk to other people that have suffered a brain injury as myself. I was in a coma in 2002 with a rare...
Yep. I've had seizures before and major brain surgery for an AVM 25 years ago. Things have changed a lot since way back then. I think things would have been a...
anybody out there have any answers to my questions? Will ask them when somebody chimes in. Very worried....
Gabe
gabrielnobles@...
Feb 3, 2009 10:15 pm
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I will try to help if I can My son was 10 when he received his brain injury and he is now 15 I dont comment much on here but I would love to help if I can ...
Oh, he has just had a tbi 10 days ago? How are you holding up? Is he still in the hospital? How can we be of support to you at this time? sabisue ... when...
I have had short term memory loss for 7 years after aTBI do to a car accident.I have good memory days and bad. but now at the age of 40 some days feel like I...
My name is Michelle and I'm new to the group wanting to get some answers as a partner of someone that suffers from mild TBI. I just learned of this last...
m.vaughn@...
Feb 17, 2009 4:01 am
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I just purchased a used KCI tricell firststep mattress for my husband who has a brain injury. Does anyone have the user guide for this or can you give me some...
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