E-Newsletter April 2004

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E-Newsletter April 2004

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TBI Resource Guide

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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 1,200 pages of information, materials, education and resources about the brain, brain injury and TBI rehabilitation for survivors, families and professionals.

Study Identifies How New Neurons Grow In Adult Brain (Apr 5)

A UC Irvine study on cell growth in the adult brain may provide important clues to the potential use of stem cells in the treatment of memory-related diseases and injury.

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Aiding Head Injury Victims (Apr 12)

The Faculties of Engineering and Life and Health Sciences at the University of Ulster are producing physical models of the skull defects - holes in the bone caused either by injury or surgery - to enable hospital technicians to create exactly matching titanium plates used to repair the damage.

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Concussion Causes Emotional Disturbances (Apr 19)

Researchers from the University of Toronto and the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute have documented negative mood disturbances such as depression and confusion resulting from sports concussions for the first time.

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Unraveling The Secrets Of The Brain's Smallest Cells (Apr 26)

Scientists have made the first ever recordings of the brain's smallest cells at work sensing the outside world. Their findings could help unlock the secrets of the cerebellum, a key motor control centre in the brain which, when damaged, can lead to movement disorders such as ataxia and loss of balance

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The Spring 2004 (13.2) 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).

Spring Issue Table of Contents:

Damage to the Frontal Lobes and Its Effect on Work
Psychiatric Illness After TBI
Hormone May Help Recovery
Concussions and Depression
Treating Children with TBI
FGF-2 to the Rescue of TBI
Report on Sports Head Injuries
Heading Into Difficulty?
2004 Conference Schedule
CNS Programs and Services

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04/26/04 Don't Let Children Suffer in Silence
04/23/04 Unraveling The Secrets Of The Brain's Smallest Cells
04/22/04 Using Stimulus Equivalence Technology to Teach Emotion Recognition to Adults with Acquired Brain Injury
04/22/04 Psychosocial Outcome Following Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults: A Long-Term Population-Based Follow-Up
04/22/04 NovaVision to Demonstrate First Therapy to Reduce Vision Loss Caused by Stroke & Brain Trauma at American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting
04/22/04 Neuropsychological Correlates of Basal Ganglia and Medial Temporal Lobe NAA/Cho Reductions in Traumatic Brain Injury
04/22/04 An Inpatient Neurobehavioural Rehabilitation Programme for Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury: Overview of and Outcome Data for the Minnesota Neurorehabilitation Hospital
04/22/04 Health Services Needs and Quality of Life Assessment of Individuals with Brain Injuries: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study
04/22/04 Awareness of Activity Limitations, Goal Setting and Rehabilitation Outcome in Patients with Brain Injuries
04/21/04 Whole-Brain Apparent Diffusion Coefficient in Traumatic Brain Injury: Correlation with Glasgow Coma Scale Score
04/20/04 Outcomes Following Childhood Head Injury: A Population Study
04/19/04 Bill Setting Trauma Center Standards Moves Through Senate
04/16/04 Warning Over Child Brain Injuries
04/15/04 Concussion Causes Emotional Disturbances, Say Researchers
04/14/04 Brain Injury Trust Fund Wins Key House Approval
04/09/04 Identification and Characterization of Heterogeneous Neuronal Injury and Death in Regions of Diffuse Brain Injury: Evidence for Multiple Independent Injury Phenotypes
04/08/04 Neuron-Specific mRNA Complexity Responses during Hippocampal Apoptosis after Traumatic Brain Injury
04/07/04 UU Aids Head Injury Victims
04/01/04 Perimacular Retinal Folds From Childhood Head Trauma
03/31/04 Martial Arts Helping Brain Injury Patients

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

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The TBI Resource Guide now offers four continuing education courses. Our latest addition is a 2.0 clock-hour course: Brain Anatomy and Function. Our online CE courses are $60 each.

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Applied Behavior Analysis
Brain Injury Rehabilitation: An Overview
Brain Anatomy and Function

CE Courses page: click here

Keep up with the latest traumatic brain injury legislative resources and activities. Includes listing of state and federal bills, task forces and news.

TBI Legislation page: click here

Apr 28-30
Brain Injury Association of Maine Annual Conference
South Portland, ME
800-275-1233
Email: biaofme@prexar.com
Website: www.biame.org

Apr 29
BIA of Michigan - Brain Injury Specialist Certification
rand Rapids, MI
810-229-5880

May 6-7
Traumatic Brain Injury
Johnstown, PA
814-269-2939
Email: jdhoff@cscouncil.com
Brochure: www.cscouncil.com/brochures/Trauma%20Spring%20TBI%20conference.pdf

May 6-8
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Tampa, FL
800-377-7707 x0
Email: info@cforums.com
www.contemporaryforums.com

May 20
Brain Injury Association of New Jersey
Eatontown, NJ
732-738-1002
Email: info@bianj.org
Website: www.bianj.org

May 20-23
AOTA Annual Conference
Minneapolis, MN
301-652-2682
Website: www.aota.org

Jun 4
Brain Injury Association of Michigan Summer Conference
Lansing, MI
810-229-5880
Email: info@biami.org
Website: www.biami.org

Jun 9-10
Brain Injury Association of Wyoming Annual Conference
Casper, WY
307-473-1767
Email: biaw@trib.com
Website: www.biausa.org/Wyoming

Jun 10-11
Brain Injury Association of New York Annual Conference
518-459-7911
Email: info@bianys.org
Website: www.bianys.org

Jun 10-12
AACN Workshops and Annual Meeting
Minneapolis, MN
734-936-8269
Email: linas@umich.edu
Website: www.theaacn.org/continuing_education/index.html

Jun 15-19
Case Management Society of America Annual Conference
Nashville, TN
501-225-2229
Email: cmsa@cmsa.org
Website: www.cmsa.org/Conference/2004NASH/

Jun 24-25
Rehabilitation of the Adult and Child with Brain Injury
Williamsburg, VA
703-451-8881
Email: llee@braininjurysvcs.org
Brochure: brochure (pdf)

Jun 30-Jul 3
APTA Annual Conference
Chicago, IL
703-684-2782
Email: svcctr@apta.org
Website: www.apta.org

Jul 7-10
Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) & International Neuropsychological Society (INS) Annual Meeting
Brisbane, Australia
703-684-2782
Email: neuropsych@tourhosts.com.au
Website: www.tourhosts.com.au/neuropsych

Jul 16-18
New Developments in Sports-Related Concussion
Pittsburgh, PA
Website: https://ccehs.upmc.edu/regSessionEvent.jsp?courseNumber=W593
Brochure: http://ccehs.upmc.edu/CCEHS/W593/Q496SportsConcussion2004.pdf

Jul 28-Aug 1
APA Annual Conference
Honolulu, HI
202-336-6020
Email: convention@apa.org
Website: www.apa.org

Aug 5-6
Encephalitis Conference
Enfield, CT
810-229-5880
Email: Sd1098@aol.com
Website: http://www.encephalitisglobal.com

Aug 14-15
Texas Brain Injury Association Annual Conference
Houston, TX
810-229-5880
Email: info@biatx.org
Website: www.biatx.org

Aug 30
BIA of Michigan - Brain Injury Specialist Certification
Marquette, MI
810-229-5880

Sep 4-7
Annual Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Societies
Paris, France
+41-22-908-0488
Email: efns04@kenes.com
Website: 2004.efns.org/efns2004/

Sep 9-12
ACRM-ASNR Joint Annual Conference
Pointe Vedra Beach, FL
317-915-2250
Email: acrm@acrm.org
Website: www.acrm.org

Sep 30-Oct 1
Brain Injury Association of Florida Annual Conference
Delray Beach, FL
954-786-2400
Email: mronshausen@biaf.org
Website: www.biaf.org

Oct 1-2
Brain Injury Association of Illinois
312-726-5699
Email: info@biail.org
Website: www.biausa.org/Illinois/bia.html

Oct 3-6
American Neurological Association Annual Conference
Toronto, Canada
952-545-6284
Email: ana@llmsi.com
Website: www.aneuroa.org/sf_prelim.html

Oct 6
BIA of Michigan - Brain Injury Specialist Certification
Lansing, MI
810-229-5880

Oct 7-8
Brain Injury Association of Michigan Annual Conference
Lansing, MI
810-229-5880
Email: info@biami.org
Website: www.biami.org

Oct 7-10
AAPM&R Annual Conference
Phoenix, AZ
312-464-9700
Email: info@aapmr.org
Website: www.aapmr.org

Nov 9
Loma Linda Annual Brain Injury Conference
Loma Linda, CA
760-248-9130
Email: lmosley@neuroskills.com

Nov 13-14
25th Annual Neurorehabilitation Conference on Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke
Boston, MA
781-348-2113
Email: donna.carr@healthsouth.com
Website: www.braintreehospital.org/neurorehabilitation-conference-2.html

Nov 17-21
NAN Annual Conference
Seattle, WA
303-691-3694
Email: office@nanonline.org
Website: http://nanonline.org/content/pages/conf/locdate.shtm

Nov 18-20
ASHA Annual Conference
Philadelphia, PA
800-498-2071
Email: actioncenter@asha.org
Website: www.asha.org

Conferences 2004: click here

Partial Seizure Disorders
By Mitzi Waltz
Price: $13.97
Paperback; 2001

Synopsis
Step-by-step approach to partial seizure disorders based on recent medical research and personal experiences of people with these disorders. Helps consumers obtain an accurate and complete diagnosis, live with the disorders, understand interventions, and find comprehensive resources.