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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 1,700 pages of information, materials, education and resources about the brain, brain injury and TBI rehabilitation for survivors, families and professionals.
Data Supporting Visual Field Improvements in Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors After Vision Restoration Therapy (VRT) (Feb 12)
NovaVision presented data at the 2007 International Stroke Conference indicating the efficacy of NovaVision VRT(TM) Vision Restoration Therapy(TM) (VRT) as an effective rehabilitation intervention for patients with visual field defects from stroke and traumatic brain injury. This is the first study of VRT among patients in the United States and the results confirm previous research. VRT is based on the concept of neuroplasticity - the brain's ability to adapt and form new connections to compensate for injury.
Full article: click here
Psychiatric And Neurologic Conditions May Underlie Many Cases of Chronic Dizziness (Feb 26)
Chronic dizziness may have several common causes, including anxiety disorders, migraine, traumatic brain injury and disorders in the part of the nervous system governing involuntary activities, according to a report in the Archives of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery.
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 2007 (16.1) 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:
New Treatment for Post-Concussion Syndrome
Progesterone Treatment for TBI
Case Study: One Day at a Time
TBI's Occur Within One Millisecond
Pediatric-Adolescent TBI Program
2007 Conference Schedule
CNS Programs and Services
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02/27/07 How to treat a head injury
02/27/07 The journey back from brain injury
02/27/07 Evaluation of a modified prediction instrument to identify significant pediatric intracranial injury after blunt head trauma
02/27/07 Controlling rage induced by brain injury
02/26/07 Recent neuroimaging techniques in mild traumatic brain injury
02/23/07 Doubts over studies raise serious implications for tbi patients
02/22/07 Psychiatric And neurologic conditions may underlie many cases of chronic dizziness
02/20/07 Kickboxing sport as a new cause of traumatic brain injury-mediated hypopituitarism
02/16/07 Impaired cerebral autoregulation in infants and young children early after inflicted traumatic brain injury: A preliminary report
02/16/07 Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers versus glasgow coma scale and glasgow outcome scale in pediatric traumatic brain injury: The role of young age and inflicted injury
02/16/07 Human brain can make new cells, study finds
02/16/07 National research network launched to seek better treatments for brain injury, stroke and seizures
02/15/07 Neurocognitive outcome and serum biomarkers in inflicted versus non-inflicted traumatic brain injury in young children
02/15/07 Persistent intracranial hypertension treated by hypothermic therapy after severe head injury might induce late-phase cerebral vasospasm
02/14/07 Outcomes: hypoxic-ischemic injury complicates inflicted and accidental traumatic brain injury in young children: the role of diffusion-weighted imaging
02/14/07 Coagulation abnormalities associated with severe isolated traumatic brain injury: cerebral arterio-venous differences in coagulation and inflammatory markers
02/13/07 Neuren's TBI drug 'reduces brain damage'
02/13/07 Mechanism-based MRI classification of traumatic brainstem injury and its relationship to outcome
02/12/07 Recovery kits aiding damaged brain vics
02/12/07 Changes in gait variability during different challenges to mobility in patients with traumatic brain injury
02/12/07 Hybrid outcome prediction model for severe traumatic brain injury
02/12/07 Abnormalities of pituitary function after traumatic brain injury in children
02/12/07 Improvements in stroke and traumatic brain injury survivors after vision restoration therapy
02/12/07 Head injury mortality in the nordic countries
02/12/07 The effect of fresh frozen plasma in severe closed head injury
02/05/07 Head injury mortality in the Nordic countries
02/05/07 Researchers study football-related head injuries
02/05/07 Violent, caring, unpredictable: Public views on survivors of brain injury
02/05/07 Osteoinductive effect of cerebrospinal fluid from brain-injured patients
02/01/07 HB84 House supports brain injury fund
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
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ILS
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Virtual Tour
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Visit the TBI Resource Guide Discussion Forum and join over 500 registered users in asking questions and exchanging ideas with each other on over 150 TBI related topics.
Visit the new Discussion Forum:
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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
Mar 7
BIA of Rhode Island Annual Conference
Warwick, RI
401-461-6599
Email: braininjuryctr@biaofri.org
Web: http://65.242.98.185/RI
Mar 8
Brain Injury: Navigating the MINDfields
Chattanooga, TN
423- 634-1572
Email: cabisg@siskinrehab.org
Web: cabiatn.org
Mar 9
First Annual Intermountain Brain Injury Conference
Johnson City, TN
800-222-3878
Email: dyed@mail.etsu.edu
Web: etsu.edu/scs/pdprograms.asp
Mar 13
Brain Injury Association of Tennessee Annual Conference
Nashville, TN
615-248-2451
Email: biaoftn@yahoo.com
Web: biaoftn.org
Mar 17-20
NORA Annual Conference
Charleston, SC
866-222-3887
Web: nora.cc
Mar 23-24
Polytraumatic Injuries of War
New York, NY
212-947-7111 ext 328
Email: rsp2@nyu.edu
Web: www.nyacadtbi.org
Mar 28
Current Perspectives in TBI Treatment
Walnut Creek, CA
925-934-2500
Email: hstepnick@neuroskills.com
Web: neuroskills.com/conference07.shtml
Mar 29-30
BIA of Maryland Annual Conference
Linthicum Heights, MD
410-448-2924
Email: info@biamd.org
Web: www.biamd.org
Apr 20-21
Insight Workshop
London, United Kingdom
+1276 472 369
Email: enquiries@braintreetraining.co.uk
Web: braintreetraining.co.uk
Apr 20-23
AOTA Annual Conference
St. Louis, MO
800-SAY-AOTA
Web: aota.org
Apr 28 - Mar 5
AAN Annual Conference
Boston, MA
651-695-2717
Email: memberservices@aan.com
Web: am.aan.com
May 9-11
Visual Perceptual Dysfunction in Adult Brain Injury
Gatwick Airport, UK
Web: cognitive-rehab.org.uk/braintree/vpdw2.htm
May 10-12
5th World AMN-Congress (Academy for Multidisciplinary Neurotraumatology)
Düsseldorf, Germany
+49(0)3641 35 33 0
Email: amn2007@conventus.de
Web: www.amn2007.de
May 24-26
2nd Biennial Vocational Outcomes of Traumatic Brain Injury Conference
Vancouver, BC
604.875.1775
Email: sljproductions@telus.net
Web: tbicvancouver.com
Jun 19-23
CMSA Annual Conference
Denver, CO
501-225-2229
Email: cmsa@cmsa.org
Web: cmsa.org
Jun 20-22
ANA Annual Conference
Atlanta, GA
301-628-5000
Email: convention@ana.org
Web: nursingworld.org
Jun 22-23
Cognitive Rehabilitation Workshop
London, United Kingdom
+1276 472 369
Email: enquiries@braintreetraining.co.uk
Web: braintreetraining.co.uk
Jun 27-30
APTA Annual Conference
Denver, CO
703-684-2782
Web: apta.org
Aug 17-20
APA Annual Conference
San Francisco, CA
202-336-5500
Web: apa.org
Sep 5-8
Annual State of the State in Head Injury Meeting
St. Louis, MO
301-656-3500
Email: nashia@nashia.org
Web: nashia.org
Sep 21-22
Understanding and Dealing with Behaviour Problems following brain injury
London, United Kingdom
+1276 472 369
Email: enquiries@braintreetraining.co.uk
Web: braintreetraining.co.uk
Sep 27-28
BIA of Michigan Annual Conference
Lansing, MI
810-229-5880
Email: info@biami.org
Web: biami.org
Oct 3-5
Brain Injury Association of Missouri Annual Conference
St. Charles, MO
314-426-4024
Email: sgee@biamo.org
Web: www.biamo.org
Oct 6
Brain Injury Association of Missouri Annual Family/Survivor Conference
St. Charles, MO
314-426-4024
Email: sgee@biamo.org
Web: www.biamo.org
Oct 11
6th Annual Neuro Rehab Conference
Loma Linda, CA
Email: lmosley@neuroskills.com
Oct 11-12
BIA of Indiana Annual Conference
317-356-7722
Email: info@biai.org
Web: biausa.org/Indiana
Nov 16-18
State of the Art Medical and Rehabilitative Care in Brain Injury: Clinical and Legal Implications
Napa, CA
Tel: 661-872-4903
Email: calbiainfo@yahoo.com
Web: calbia.org
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
Conferences 2007: 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. Many new 2006 and 2007 titles just added !!
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That is all for this month. See you in March!
Craig S. Persel
Managing Editor, TBI Resource Guide
Centre for Neuro Skills
cns@neuroskills.com
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