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NEW RESEARCH ARTICLES

Brain Can Reorganize After Traumatic Injury

People who have suffered a moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) can recover some of their
memory function by using alternate brain networks, according to a new study.

Read the full article at:
http://neuroskills.com/pr-reorganize.shtml

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REHABILITATION MANUALS

Based on interviews with hundreds of brain injury survivors and family members, and over 20 years of
specialized traumatic brain injury services, the Centre for Neuro Skills has published a series of
instructional manuals aimed at giving families and caregivers the tools needed to continue
therapeutic rehabilitation in the home.

We offer two versions of each training manual - soft-bound books and electronic. The electronic,
CD-based
books are in PDF format and can be printed if desired. Acrobat Reader is provided on the CD.

You can find a listing of the manuals at:
http://neuroskills.com/manuals.shtml

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CURRENT TBI PRESS RELEASES

08/23/02 Long Term Psychosocial Outcomes After Mild Head Injury in Early Childhood
08/22/02 Impact of Early Intervention on Outcome Following Mild Head Injury in Adults
08/17/02 Traumatic Brain Injury in the Elderly: Increased Mortality and Worse Functional Outcome At
Discharge Despite Lower Injury Severity
08/16/02 Survey of Critical Care Management of Severe Traumatic Head Injury in Israel
08/15/02 Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Lethal Severe Brain Injury: Impact of Transesophageal
Echocardiography on Patient Management
08/14/02 Trauma to the Pontomesencephalic Brainstem - A Major Clue to the Prognosis of Severe
Traumatic Brain Injury
08/13/02 Biomechanics and Neuropathology of Adult and Paediatric Head Injury
08/08/02 Traumatic Brain Injury: A Primer for Professionals
08/06/02 Unexpected Delayed Rupture of the Vertebral - Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery
Aneurysms Following Closed Head Injury
08/05/02 Portable Scanner to Provide On-Scene Detection of Brain Injuries
08/03/02 Serum IL-6, IL-8 and IL-10 Levels in Multiple Trauma Compared to Traumatic Brain Injury and
Combined Trauma
08/02/02 Guidelines for the Management of Severe Head Injury: Are Emergency Physicians Following
Them?
07/31/02 Comparison of MRI and Electrophysiological Studies for Detecting Brainstem Lesions in
Traumatic Brain Injury
07/31/02 Bed Rest Does Not Improve Outcome of Traumatic Brain Injury
07/29/02 Reliability Associated with the Abstraction of Data from Medical Records for Inclusion in
an Information System for Persons With a Traumatic Brain Injury
07/29/02 Relationship of Family Functioning to Progress in a Post-Acute Rehabilitation Programme
Following Traumatic Brain Injury
07/29/02 Quantitative Imaging in Late TBI. Part II: Cognition and Work After Closed and Penetrating
Head Injury: A Report of the Vietnam Head Injury Study
07/29/02 Motor Vehicle Collision Factors Influence Severity and Type of TBI
07/29/02 Interdisciplinary Meetings: Investigating the Collaboration Between Persons with Brain
Injury and Treatment Teams
07/29/02 Developing a Responsive Measure of Change for Paediatric Brain Injury Inpatient
Rehabilitation
07/29/02 Prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
in a Representative Community Sample

The above press releases and a complete listing can be found at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/current.shtml

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MULTI-MEDIA CENTER

Our digital library includes graphics and animations of various aspects of neurology and traumatic
brain injury.

You can find the graphics library at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/graphics.shtml

You can find these animations library at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/animations.shtml

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CONFERENCES AND EVENTS

September 10-11
Encephalitis Defined - International Conference
Staffordshire, UK
Web Site: www.encephalitis-international.org

September 12-15
National Conference on Shaken Baby Syndrome
Salt Lake City, UT
Phone: 801-627-3399 or 888-373-0071
Web Site: www.dontshake.com

September 17-19
Effectiveness of Rehabilitation for Cognitive Deficits
Cardiff, Wales, UK
Web site:  www.cf.ac.uk/psych/ercd
Email: HalliganPW@cardiff.ac.uk

September 20-25
International Child Neurology Congress
Beijing, China
Phone: 86010-66176450
Email: jiangyw@bj.col.com.cn

September 26-27
Brain Injury Association of Michigan
Lansing, MI
Phone: 810-229-8947
Email: cburda@biami.org
Web Site: www.biami.org

October 3
Navigating the Complexities of the Brain Injured Patient
CE Course (6 units)
Loma Linda, CA
Phone: 760-248-9130
Web Site: www.llu.edu/llumc/ceu/events/braininjury.html

October 3-5
Pacific Coast Brain Injury Conference
Vancouver, Canada
Email: pcbic@attcanada.ca

Brain Injury Association of Colorado Conference
Vail, CO
Phone: 800-955-2443
Email: resources@biacolorado.org
Web Site: www.biacolorado.org

October 3-6
American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Web Site: www.acrm.org

Texas Claims Association
Tyler, TX
Phone: 903-533-9275
Web Site: www.viptx.net/texasclaims/info.html

October 4-5
American Society of Neurorehabilitation
Philadelphia, PA
Web Site: http://www.asnr.com

Northern Virginia Brain Injury Association Conference
Fairfax, VA
Phone: 703-569-1855
Email: biav@visi.net
Web Site: http://www.nvbia.org

Brain Injury Association of Illinois Conference
Lisle, IL
Phone: 708-344-4646
Email: info@biail.org
Web Site: www.biausa.org/Illinois

October 10-11
Brain Injury Association of Utah
Provo, UT
Web Site: http://www.biausa.org

October 11-12
Brain Injury Association of Ohio Conference
Columbus, OH
Phone: 866-644-6242
Email: help@biaoh.org
Web Site: www.biaoh.org

October 16-18
International Conference on Post Trauma Rehabilitation
Quebec City, QC
Web Site: www.irdpq.qc.ca

October 17-18
Brain Injury Association of Arkansas Symposium
(location not yet available)
Web Site: www.brainassociation.org

October 24
Brain Injury Association of Vermont Conference
Burlington, VT
Phone: 802-453-6456
Web Site: www.biavt.org

November 1-2
Brain Injury Association of Tennessee Conference
Nashville, TN
Phone: 865-679-8872
Email: biaoftn@hotmail.com
Web Site: www.tnbiat.org

November 2
Brain Injury Association of Virginia Annual Conference
Richmond, VA
Phone: 804-355-5748
Email: info@biav.net

November 8
Rehabilitation and Technology Seminar
Rockville, MD
Phone: 301-602-2899
Web Site: www.innovativespeech.com

November 15-16
Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital 23rd Annual Neurorehabilitation Conference
Cambridge, MA
Phone: 781-348-2113
Web Site: www.braintreehospital.org/overview.htm

March 27-28 (2003)
Brain Injury Association of Maryland Conference
Baltimore, MD
Phone: 410-448-2924
Email: info@biamd.org
Web Site: www.biamd.org

June 4-7 (2003)
Annual Case Management Conference
Dallas, TX
Web Site: www.cmsa.org

For a full listing of conferences being held in 2002-2003,
please go to http://www.neuroskills.com/events.shtml

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BOOKS-OF-THE-MONTH

This month's featured books on traumatic brain injury are:

Head Injury Rehabilitation: A Community Team Perspective
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1861562748/centreforneuroskA/

Steps to Independence: Teaching Everyday Skills to Children with Special Needs
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1557662681/centreforneuroskA/

What Makes You Tick? The Brain in Plain English
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471371009/centreforneuroskA/

Inside the Brain: Revolutionary Discoveries of How the Mind Works
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0836232895/centreforneuroskA/

Cracked: Recovering after Traumatic Brain Injury
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1843100657/centreforneuroskA/

For a complete listing of brain injury related books go to:
http://www.neuroskills.com/booksmaster.shtml

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

The Centre for Neuro Skills rehabilitation facility in Bakersfield, California has immediate
openings for the positions listed below. You can contact the Human Resources Dept. at
hrca@neuroskills.com or call 800-922-4994 or 661-872-3408.

Healthcare Liaison
Physical Therapist

Find the CNS employment opportunities page and job details at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/cns/employ.shtml

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E-NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

Have you missed one of our newsletters? You can now read past issues of our monthly e-newsletter in
our archive section at:

http://www.neuroskills.com/enewsmenu.shtml

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That is all for this month. See you in September.

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

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