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The world's most comprehensive traumatic brain injury website

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.

Replacing Brain Cells Lost by Trauma (Nov 12)

Newly created neurons in adults rely on signals from distant brain regions to regulate their maturation and survival before they can communicate with existing neighboring cells--a finding that has important implications for the use of adult neural stem cells to replace brain cells lost by trauma or neurodegeneration.

Full article: click here

New Technology Can Be Operated By Thoughts (Nov 19)

Neuroscientists have significantly advanced brain-machine interface (BMI) technology to the point where severely handicapped people who cannot contract even one leg or arm muscle now can independently compose and send e-mails and operate a TV in their homes. They are using only their thoughts to execute these actions.

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People with Rare Type of Memory Loss Still Sensitive to Others (Nov 26)

People with a devastating brain injury that has wiped out many of their personal memories may still be able to understand other people’s feelings and intentions, according to a joint study by the Rotman Research Institute at the Baycrest Centre for Aging and the Brain, and York University’s Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health.

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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 Fall 2007 (16.4) 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).

Fall Issue Table of Contents:

Regenerating Brain Cells
Pioneering Treatment of TBI
Portable Monitor for Concussions
Case Study: Family Support
Transplanting Cells in the Brain
Fluids Impact TBI Survival
2007-8 Conference Schedule
CNS Programs and Services

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11/28/07 State of the science on postacute rehabilitation: Setting a research agenda and developing an evidence base for practice and public policy. An introduction
11/28/07 The role of impaired neuronal communication in neurological disorders
11/27/07 Awakenings (video)
11/27/07 Team at University of Toledo tackles brain injury puzzle
11/27/07 Deep brain stimulation and cognition: moving from animal to patient
11/27/07 Multiplex assessment of cytokine and chemokine levels in cerebrospinal fluid following severe pediatric traumatic brain injury: Effects of moderate hypothermia
11/27/07 Early excision and late excision of heterotopic ossification after traumatic brain injury are equivalent: A systematic review of the literature
11/26/07 People with rare type of memory loss still sensitive to others, study shows
11/26/07 Combat brain injuries multiply
11/21/07 Minor head injury: Guidelines for the use of CT—A multicenter validation study
11/20/07 Exploring impaired consciousness: the MRI approachy
11/20/07 Stem cells may reverse brain injury and restore memory
11/20/07 Doctors believe concussion patients who return too soon risk greater injury
11/20/07 Posttraumatic secondary brain insults exacerbates neuronal injury by altering Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors
11/20/07 Platelet dysfunction in patients with severe traumatic brain injury
11/19/07 Anterior pituitary function may predict functional and cognitive outcome in patients with traumatic brain injury undergoing rehabilitation
11/19/07 Diffusion tensor MR imaging reveals persistent white matter alteration after traumatic brain injury experienced during early childhood
11/19/07 Agreement between prehospital and emergency department Glasgow coma scores
11/16/07 Brain lobectomy for severe head injuries is not a hopeless procedure
11/15/07 Functional brain abnormalities are related to clinical recovery and time to return-to-play in athletes
11/15/07 Traumatic brain injuries in children and young adults: A birth cohort study from northern Finland
11/14/07 Hearts and minds
11/14/07 New technology can be operated by thought
11/14/07 Omega-3 fatty acids supplementation restores mechanisms that maintain brain homeostasis in traumatic brain injury
11/14/07 Shell shock and mild traumatic brain injury: A historical review
11/14/07 Troops cheat on brain-injury tests to stay with units
11/13/07 Banyan biomarkers initiates international traumatic brain injury clinical trial to evaluate biomarkers
11/13/07 Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging improves outcome prediction in adult traumatic brain injury
11/12/07 VA says 6 percent of combat vets have TBIs
11/02/07 Effectiveness of a community-based 3-year advisory program after acquired brain injury
11/01/07 New brain cells listen before they talk
11/01/07 A qualitative study of the transition from hospital to home for individuals with acquired brain injury and their family caregivers
10/31/07 Deformation of the human brain induced by mild angular head acceleration
10/31/07 The incidence of dysautonomia and its relationship with autonomic arousal following traumatic brain injury
10/31/07 Stress, appraisal and coping following mild traumatic brain injury
10/31/07 Stem cells can improve memory after brain injury

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.

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:

Pamphlets and Articles:
TBI and PolyTrauma Special Issue [Journal of Rehabilitation, Research and Development; Entire Issue]

News Items:
Team at University of Toledo tackles brain injury puzzle: Troops in Iraq prone to affliction (11.27.07)
Combat brain injuries multiply (11.26.07)
Report: Veteran head injury care poor (11.15.07)
Troops cheat on brain-injury tests to stay with units (11.14.07)
VA says 6 percent of combat vets have TBIs (11.12.07)

Visit the Veterans and TBI section:
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Read traumatic brain injury survivor case studies detailing injuries, rehabilitation, and outcomes.

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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

Dec 7-8
Advanced Cognitive Rehabilitation Workshop (Attention & Information Processing)
London, United Kingdom
+1276 472 369
Email: enquiries@braintreetraining.co.uk Web: braintreetraining.co.uk

Dec 10
BIA of New Jersey Brain Injury Basics for Families
Newton, NJ
732-738-1002
Email: rcarfi@bianj.org
Website: bianj.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 8 (2008)
Brain Injury Association of Virginia 7th Annual Conference
Richmond, VA
804-355-5748
Email: michelle@biav.net

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

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

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

Conferences 2007-8: 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 December!

Craig S. Persel
Managing Editor, TBI Resource Guide
Centre for Neuro Skills
cns@neuroskills.com

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