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TBI Resource Guide
The world's most extensive brain injury website
Newsletter subscribers: 16,213
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.
Stopping a Receptor Called 'Nogo' Boosts the Synapses (Mar 31)
Enhancing synaptic plasticity can partially counter the effects of an injury like stroke, or traumatic brain injury.
Full article: click here
Society 'Discriminating' Against Brain Injured (Apr 7)
Brain injury survivors face discrimination and prejudice in society, according to the results of a survey commissioned by Headway - the brain injury association.
Full article: click here
The delivery of Brain Probes by Eye Drop (Apr 14)
Researchers describe the development of gene probe eye drops that—for the first time—make it possible to monitor and detect tissue repair in the brain of living organisms using MRI.
Full article: click here
Damaged Brain Can Be Repaired And Cerebral Functions Restored (Apr 21)
Scientists in the Laboratoire de Neurobiologie des Processus Adaptatifs (CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie) have shown that it is possible to repair an injured brain by creating a small number of new, specifically-targeted innervations.
Full article: click here
Brain Tissue Could Be Regenerated After Stroke By Inserting Microscaffolding And Stem Cells (Apr 28)
Inserting tiny scaffolding into the brain could dramatically reduce damage caused by brain injury.
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 Spring 2008 (17.2) 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:
Depression After Concussion
Creator Gene for Cerebral Cortex
Case Study: Changed Forever
Engineering Nerve-Cell Tissue
TBI Vets Show Cognitive Decline
2008 Conference Schedule
CNS Programs and Services
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4/30/08 Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Iraq war veterans explored by MIT’s technology review magazine
4/30/08 Determinants of hospital costs associated with traumatic brain injury in England and Wales
4/2908 High school coaches' assessments, intentions to use, and use of a concussion prevention toolkit: Centers for disease control and prevention's heads up: Concussion in high school sports
4/2908 Understanding sequelae of injury mechanisms and mild traumatic brain injury incurred during the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan: Persistent postconcussive symptoms and posttraumatic stress disorder
4/25/08 Traumatic brain injury: Can the consequences be stopped?
4/24/08 Nerve growth factor expression correlates with severity and outcome of traumatic brain injury in children
4/24/08 Prevention of secondary brain injury following head trauma
4/23/08 Occurrence of severe and moderate traumatic brain injury in patients attended in a Brazilian Teaching Hospital: epidemiology and dosage of alcoholemy
4/23/08 Fitness training for cardiorespiratory conditioning after traumatic brain injury
4/22/08 Device helps brain injury patients walk normally
4/22/08 Remodeling the brain … rehab therapy causes increase in gray matter
4/18/08 Senate approves bill to treat traumatic brain injury
4/18/08 Pentagon seeks battlefield device to diagnose brain injury
4/18/08 Young girls have higher rate of concussions than males
4/17/08 Using magnetic resonance imaging to predict new learning outcome at 5 years after childhood traumatic brain injury
4/17/08 Aerobic capacity and growth hormone deficiency after traumatic brain injury
4/16/08 Characterizing the dose-response relationship between mannitol and intracranial pressure in traumatic brain injury patients using a high-frequency physiological data collection system
4/16/08 Adolescent sports concussion
4/15/08 Repeat concussions increase risks for young athletes
4/15/08 The neurophysiology and assessment of sports-related head injuries
4/11/08 Brain tissue could be regenerated after brain injury by inserting microscaffolding and stem cells
4/11/08 Triple threat: Young macho men with serious injuries often abuse alcohol
4/9/08 Damaged brain can be repaired and cerebral functions restored, neuronal study suggests
4/9/08 Treatments with botox may end up in the brain
4/9/08 Drug 'may aid head injury patients'
4/9/08 Eyedrops that probe the brain
4/8/08 Laser beam could help save brain
4/8/08 Meta-analysis of APOE4 Allele and outcome after traumatic brain injury
4/8/08 Transarterial embolisation for intractable post-traumatic oronasal haemorrhage following traumatic brain injury: Evaluation of prognostic factors
4/4/08 Utility of optic nerve ultrasonography in head injury
4/4/08 Impact of age of transfused blood on cerebral oxygenation in male patients with severe traumatic brain injury
4/3/08 Diffusion tensor MR imaging spots subtle changes after mild traumatic brain injury
4/3/08 Empathy for the brain, after insult and injury
4/3/08 The membrane-associated progesterone-binding protein 25-Dx: Expression, cellular localization and up-regulation after brain and spinal cord injuries
4/2/08 How dangerous is boxing for the brain?
4/2/08 Society 'discriminating' against brain injured
4/2/08 Comparing strategies for treating emotion perception deficits in traumatic brain injury
4/2/08 Factors influencing driving 10 years after brain injury
4/1/08 Use of the emotional Stroop to assess psychological trauma following traumatic brain injury
4/1/08 Management and outcome in patients following head injury admitted to an Irish Regional Hospital
4/1/08 Reading emotions after childhood brain injury: Case series evidence of dissociation between cognitive abilities and emotional expression processing skills
4/1/08 Functional outcomes of school-age children with acquired brain injuries at discharge from inpatient rehabilitation
4/1/08 Cranioplasty for patients developing large cranial defects combined with post-traumatic hydrocephalus after head trauma
4/1/08 Impulsivity and traumatic brain injury: The relations among behavioral observation, performance measures, and rating scales
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 News Items:
The hidden war: American soldiers vs. TBI (04.29.08)
Pentagon seeks battlefield device to diagnose brain injury (04.18.08)
Profs study use of sensors in combat helmets (04.03.08)
Brain-injured veterans face lifelong struggles (04.03.08)
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
May 4-7
Brain Injuries
Seattle, WA
800-377-7707
Email: info@cforums.com
Website: www.contemporaryforums.com
May 5-6
20th Annual WI Conference on Brain Injury
Wisconsin Dells, WI
262-790-9660
Website: www.biaw.org
May 8-9
3rd Annual Black Hills Brain Injury Conference
Rapid City, SD
605-718-8446
Website: www.brainrehab.org
Jun 5-6
Rehabilitation of the Adult and Child with Brain Injury
Williamsburg, VA
703-451-8881
Website: www.braininjurysvcs.org
Jun 6-8
2008 National Brain Injury Caregiver’s Conference
Dallas, TX
Email: conferences@biausa.org
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
Jun 23-24
Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania Conference
Harrisburg, PA
717-657-7608
Email: alucas@parf.org
Website: www.biapa.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
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 18-19
Brain Injury Association of Ohio - 27th Annual Conference
Columbus, OH
614-481-7100
Website: www.biaoh.org
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
Sep 25-26
Brain Injury Association of Michigan's 28th Annual Conference
Lansing, MI
810-229-5880
Website: www.biami.org
Oct 1-4
Brain Injury Association of Missouri Annual Conference
St. Charles, MO
314-426-4024
Website: www.biamo.org
Oct 2
4th Annual Mid-Hudson Brain Injury Rehabilitation Conference
Kingston, NY
845-336-3500
Email: ncsc@northeastcenter.com
Website: northeastcenter.com
Oct 2-3
Brain Injury Association of Indiana 2008 Annual Education Conference
Indianapolis, IN
317-356-7722
Website: www.biausa.org/Indiana
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
We've added many new 2007-8 titles! Browse through the more than 280 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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That is all for this month. See you in May!
Craig S. Persel
Managing Editor, TBI Resource Guide
Centre for Neuro Skills
cns@neuroskills.com
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