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TBI Resource Guide
The world's #1 acquired brain injury website
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The TBI Resource Guide is the internet`s central source of information regarding traumatic brain injury. The TBI Resource Guide website consists of over 2,000 pages of information, materials, education and resources about the brain, brain injury and TBI rehabilitation for survivors, families and professionals.
Neurotransmitters In biopolymers stimulate nerve regeneration (Dec 31)
Research reported in the journal Advanced Materials of a potentially promising strategy for encouraging the regeneration of damaged central nervous system cells known as neurons.
Full article: click here
Teen comes back from coma (Jan 2)
Little more than a year after a football injury put him in a coma, one teen is fighting his way back to recovery at Centre for Neuro Skills with amazing perseverance. A CBS Evening News video report.
Watch video: click here
New way to sort stem cells discovered (Jan 7)
Scientists have found a new way to sort stem cells that should be quicker, easier and more cost-effective than current methods. The technique could in the future expedite therapies for people with brain damage.
Full article: click here
Club drugs inflict damage similar to traumatic brain injury (Jan 14)
Researchers say both club drugs and TBI may trigger a similar chemical chain reaction in the brain, leading to cell death, memory loss and potentially irreversible brain damage.
Full article: click here
Researchers locate neurological basis of depression following sports concussion (Jan 14)
Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute of McGill University have identified the neurological basis of depression in male athletes with persisting post-concussion symptoms.
Full article: click here
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We would like to welcome the recent formation of the California Brain Injury Association (CALBIA). CALBIA is a non-profit membership organization providing information, referrals, education, advocacy and support for those affected by brain injury.
For more information about CALBIA, the upcoming conferences, and how to become a member of this important organization please click here
The Winter 2008 (17.1) issue of the Inside View quarterly
newsletter is now available! With a $12 yearly subscription ($24
international), glossy, hard-copy versions of the Inside View will be
delivered to your door every three months.
Two-year subscriptions are only $22 ($44 international) and three-year
subscriptions are $30 ($60 international).
Winter Issue Table of Contents:
Evidence of Changes After MTBI
New Brain Stimulation Technique
Case Study: A Dancer’s Return
Stem Cells Improve Memory
Proteins Key to Brain Function
2008 Conference Schedule
CNS Programs and Services
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1/24/08 Motorcycle helmets keep riders alive, international review confirms
1/22/08 Assessing the level of consciousness in children: A plea for the Glasgow Coma Motor subscore
1/22/08 Discovery of 'creator' gene for cerebral cortex points to potential stem cell treatments
1/22/08 The incidence of childhood traumatic brain injury in tartu and tartu county in estonia
1/22/08 Personal digital assistants as cognitive aids for individuals with severe traumatic brain injury: A community-based trial
1/22/08 PTSD and traumatic brain injury: Folklore and fact?
1/22/08 Cognitive status at discharge from the hospital determines discharge destination in traumatic brain injury patients
1/18/08 Task force wants brain injury studies
1/17/08 Gender differences in outcome in patients with hypotension and severe traumatic brain injury
1/17/08 Barbiturate therapy for patients with refractory intracranial hypertension following severe traumatic brain injury: Its effects on tissue oxygenation, brain temperature and autoregulation
1/16/08 Prevalence of lost-time claims for mild traumatic brain injury in the working population: Improving estimates using workers compensation databases
1/16/08 Predictors of anterior pituitary insufficiency after traumatic brain injury
1/15/08 Half of the people suffering from head injuries fake to receive financial help
1/15/08 Blood pressure management in traumatic brain injury
1/15/08 The role of lung function in brain tissue oxygenation following traumatic brain injury
1/15/08 MMPI-2 profiles 23 years after paediatric mild traumatic brain injury
1/15/08 Assessment of mitochondrial impairment in traumatic brain injury using high-resolution proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy
1/15/08 Significance of troponin elevation after severe traumatic brain injury
1/11/08 Aripiprazole is associated with early onset of Tardive Dyskinesia like presentation in a patient with ABI and psychosis
1/11/08 Paediatric traumatic brain injury: A review of siblings' outcome
1/11/08 A QEEG index of level of functional dependence for people sustaining acquired brain injury: The Seville Independence Index (SINDI)
1/10/08 Effect of decompressive craniectomy on intracranial pressure and cerebrospinal compensation following traumatic brain injury
1/09/08 Combined internal uncusectomy and decompressive craniectomy for the treatment of severe closed head injury: experience with 80 cases
1/08/08 Brain-trauma study looks to war injuries for answers
1/04/08 Serum biomarker concentrations and outcome after pediatric traumatic brain injury
1/04/08 Effect of hyperoxia on regional oxygenation and metabolism after severe traumatic brain injury: Preliminary findings
1/03/08 Monitoring intracranial pressure in traumatic brain injury
1/02/08 New way to sort stem cells discovered
Read all the current news: click here
The TBI Resource Guide online store has over 75 brain injury related products, including educational multi-media cds, animations, graphics, e-books, newsletters, research article reprints, assessment tools, and laminated educational cards. The new educational multi-media cds provide an in-depth overview of brain injury, mild traumatic brain injury, and brain function. They include audio, video and graphic content in an easy-to-use self-learning format.
New Item! Managing Behavior After TBI - An in-depth multi-media CD presentation reviewing the principles of applied behavior analysis and how it can be effectively used in brain injury rehabilitation. Includes information on the underlying mechanisms of the brain-behavior relationship, guidelines for managing behavior problems, how to write an effective behavior program and much, much more. For more information click here.
Other products:
Educational CD's
Animations
Graphics
Newsletters
Reprints
ILS
E-Books
Virtual Tour
Laminated Cards
Visit the TBI Store:
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Visit our new "Veterans and TBI" section of the website. There you will find links to important related websites, PDF information pamphlets, and current news bulletins.
Latest additions:
News Items:
Task Force Wants Brain Injury Studies (01.18.08)
Sensors May Lead to Faster Treatment for Traumatic Brain Injuries (01.16.08)
Brain-trauma study looks to war injuries for answers (01.08.08)
Soldiers at war can escape blast shrapnel, yet suffer brain injuries (01.03.08)
Visit the Veterans and TBI section:
click here
Read traumatic brain injury survivor case studies detailing injuries, rehabilitation, and outcomes.
click here
The TBI Resource Guide offers four on-line, continuing education courses. Our courses are $60 each and certified for 2-hours.
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Applied Behavior Analysis
Brain Injury Rehabilitation: An Overview
Brain Anatomy and Function
CE Courses page: click here
The Centre for Neuro Skills Clinical Research and Education Foundation (CNS - CREF) Is a not-for-profit (503c) foundation whose mission is to further the basis of knowledge about treatment of acquired brain injury at the post acute level and share that knowledge with practicing professionals, family members of those with traumatic brain injuries and the general public.
CNS-CREF website: click here
** You can now submit your events and conferences directly to our online listing by by going to the page below and clicking on the "submit your event or conference" link:
www.neuroskills.com/events.php
Feb 22-23
Insight Workshop
London, United Kingdom
0044 1276 472369
Email: enquiries@braintreetraining.co.uk
Website: www.braintreetraining.co.uk
Feb 29- Mar 1
Brain Injury Association of Oregon Annual Conference
Portland, OR
503-413-7707
Email: biaor@biaoregon.org
Website: www.biaoregon.org
Feb 29 (2008)
A Quantum Leap from Brain Injury to Recovery
San Antonio, TX
210-614-4323
Email: etattini@alamoheadinjury.org
Website: www.alamoheadinjury.org
Mar 5-7
Best Practices In Brain Injury Service Delivery: XVI
Des Moines, IA
319-621-7078
Email: glauer@biaia.org
Website: www.biaia.org
Mar 8 (2008)
Brain Injury Association of Virginia 7th Annual Conference
Richmond, VA
804-355-5748
Email: michelle@biav.net
Website: www.biav.net
Mar 10-11
Cognitive Rehabilitation Workshop
Auckland, New Zealand
Email: jan@iphltd.co.nz
Mar 17-18
Cognitive Rehabilitation Workshop
Auckland, New Zealand
Email: jan@iphltd.co.nz
Mar 20-21
Brain Injury Association of Utah: Legal & Medical Conference
Salt Lake City, UT
801-484-2240
Email: biau@sisna.com
Website: www.biau.org
Mar 27-28 (2008)
Gateway to Hope and Healing
Linthicum Heights, MD
410-448-2924
Email: kantt@biamd.org
Website: www.biamd.org
Mar 27-29 (2008)
The Assessment and Treatment of TBI at War and at Home
New York, NY
212-947-7111 x562
nyatbi@nyatbi.net
nyatbi.net/Conference_2008.html
Mar 28
Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island Annual Conference
Warwick, RI
401-461-6599
Email: braininjuryctr@biaofri.org
Website: www.biausa.org/RI
Apr 2-4
TBI Litigation: Mastering the Science and Trial Strategies
Las Vegas, NV
Email: conferences@biausa.org
Apr 9-12 (2008)
The International Brain Injury Association's 7th World Congress on Brain Injury
Lisbon, Portugal
713-526-6900
Website: www.internationalbrain.org
Apr 10-13
AOTA Annual Conference
Long Beach, CA
301-652-2682
Website: www.aota.org
Apr 12-13
NORA Annual Conference
San Antonio, TX
866-222-3887
Jun 11-14
APTA Annual Conference
San Antonio, TX
703-684-2782
Email: svcctr@apta.org
Website: www.apta.org
Jun 17-20
CMSA Annual Conference
Orlando, FL
501-225-2229
Email: cmsa@cmsa.org
Website: cmsa.org
Jun 20-21
Cognitive Rehabilitation Workshop
London, United Kingdom
0044 1276 472 369
Email: enquiries@braintreetraining.co.uk
Website: www.braintreetraining.co.uk
Jun 23-24
ANA Annual Conference
Washington, DC
301-628-5000
Email: convention@ana.org
Website: www.nursingworld.org
Jul 23-26
6th International Symposium for Hyperbaric Oxgenation
Los Angeles, CA
949-215 0955
Email: chery@hbot2008.com
Website: www.hbot2008.com
Aug 14-17
APA Annual Conference
Boston, MA
202-336-5500
Email: convention@apa.org
Website: www.apa.org/convention
Sep 5-6 (2008)
Evaluation & Treatment of Visual Perceptual Dysfunction in Adult Brain Injury
Peterborough, ON, Canada
705-741-3412
Email: info@mindworksgroup.ca
Website: www.mindworksgroup.ca
Sep 19-20
Understanding and Dealing with Behaviour Problems
London, United Kingdom
0044 1276 472 369
Email: enquiries@braintreetraining.co.uk
Website: www.braintreetraining.co.uk
Oct 9-10
Brain Injury Association of Utah Annual Conference
Layton, UT
801-484-2240
Email: biau@sisna.com
Website: www.biau.org
Oct 10-11
Advanced Cognitive Rehabilitation Workshop: Attention & Information Processing
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Email: ursa.cizman@ir-rs.si
Nov 21-22
Advanced Cognitive Rehabilitation Workshop: Attention & Information Processing
London, United Kingdom
0044 1276 472 369
Email: enquiries@braintreetraining.co.uk
Website: www.braintreetraining.co.uk
Conferences 2008: click here
Browse through 200 brain injury related books in our TBI Bookstore. Search by author, keywords, categories or book titles and order online via our association with Amazon.com.
Visit the TBI Bookstore: click here
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Have you missed one of our newsletters? You can now read past issues of our monthly e-newsletter in
our archive section: click here
That is all for this month. See you in February!
Craig S. Persel
Managing Editor, TBI Resource Guide
Centre for Neuro Skills
cns@neuroskills.com
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