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NEW RESEARCH ARTICLES

1. Brain Injury Patients Now Turning to Alternative Medicine for Treatment

More patients than ever before with traumatic brain injuries are turning to complementary and
alternative medicine (CAM) therapies to supplement conventional medical care for their injuries.

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

2. Researchers Study Use of Insulin Therapy in Neurologically Injured Patients

Hyperglycemia - an excess of sugar in the blood - is often linked to worse outcomes in many types of
cerebral injuries.

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

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INSIDE VIEW NEWSLETTER

The Spring 2003 (12.2) 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:

Roller Coaster Panel Recommendations
Genetic Vulnerability for Brain Injury
From Bone Marrow to Neurons
TBI Toolkit for Physicians
Soccer Headgear Fails Tests
CNS Programs and Services
2003 Conference Schedule

You can subscribe to the Inside View newsletter at:
https://www.neuroskills.com/ivsubscription.shtml

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CURRENT TBI PRESS RELEASES

04/23/03 Repetitive Large-Dose Infusion of the Novel Hydroxyethyl Starch 130/0.4 in Patients with
Severe Head Injury
04/23/03 Neurogenic Fever After Traumatic Brain Injury: An Epidemiological Study
04/23/03 Does Sexual Dimorphism Influence Outcome of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients? The Answer Is
No!
04/22/03 Repeal of Helmet Law Too Costly
04/21/03 Heading Soccer Ball Can Give Player a Jolt
04/20/03 Fewer Football Players Dying of Brain Injury
04/19/03 Basketball as Therapy
04/15/03 Bike Helmets Make a Difference
04/12/03 Traumatic Brain Injury: From Model to Man
04/11/03 Evaluation of Serial Casting to Correct Equinovarus Deformity of the Ankle After Acquired
Brain Injury in Adults
04/09/03 Recovery From Brain Injury a Long Road Paved With Hope
04/08/03 Head Injury May Raise Parkinson's Risk Decades Later
04/07/03 Shaking Poses Threat to Infants
04/07/03 Recovery From Brain Injury a Long Road Paved With Hope
04/07/03 Mazda Develops Impact-Absorbing Structure for Aluminum Hood to Enhance Pedestrian
Protection From Brain Injury
04/07/03 Emory Researchers Study Use of Aggressive Insulin Therapy in Critically-Ill Neurological
Patients
04/06/03 Concussion Conference Tackles 'The Silent Danger in Sports'
04/05/03 Athletes With Concussions Should Sit Game Out, Study Finds
04/04/03 Epidemiology of Traumatic Brain Injury: A Population Based Study in Western Sweden
04/03/03 The Evidence for Brain Injury in Whiplash Injuries
04/03/03 Multisensory Integration After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Reaction Time Study Between
Pairings of Vision, Touch and Audition
04/03/03 The Mediating Effects of Effort Upon the Relationship Between Head Injury Severity and
Cognitive Functioning
04/03/03 Head Injury Mystery Solved
04/03/03 Feasibility of Swallowing Interventions for Tracheostomized Individuals With Severely
Disordered Consciousness Following Traumatic Brain Injury
04/03/03 Development and Application of the Family Empowerment Questionnaire in Brain Injury
04/03/03 Clinician Expectations for Portable Electronic Devices as Cognitive-Behavioural Orthoses in
Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation
04/03/03 Assessing Distress in Caregivers of People With a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): A
Psychometric Study of the Head Injury Behaviour Scale
04/02/03 Brain Injury Patients Now Turning to Alternative Medicine for Treatment
04/01/03 There Is Differential Loss of Pyramidal Cells from the Human Hippocampus with Survival
after Blunt Head Injury
04/01/03 Cycling Group Urges Helmets at All Times

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

The "Concussion: A Metabolic Crisis" animation by the NY Times has been added to our multi-media
library.

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 the animations library at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/animations.shtml

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SPANISH-LANGUAGE ADDITIONS

Funciones del Cerebro y Mapa

En una lesión traumática, el cerebro se puede dañar en una localización específica, o la lesión se
puede difundir a muchas partes del cerebro. Es esta naturaleza indefinida de la lesión cerebral lo
que hace su tratamiento único e individual para cada paciente...

http://www.neuroskills.com/tbi/brainesp.shtml

Spanish-language menu at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/cns/espanolmenu.shtml

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NEW - LINKS

Sports Safety Concussion Site
http://www.concussionsafety.com/riskysports.htm

Assessment Scales Directory
http://www.tbims.org/combi/list.html

Traumatic Brain Injury in Texas (Texas Dept. of Health)
http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/braininjury/

Full 90: Protective Soccer Headgear
http://www.full90.com/

Find over 200 links to other TBI related sites at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/links/links.shtml

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ASSESSMENT SCALES

Disability Rating Scale (DRS) Scoring Instructions

Detailed scoring instructions for the widely used Disability Rating Scale (DRS) have been added.

Find the scale at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/tbi/drs.shtml

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CONFERENCES AND EVENTS 2003

Apr 30-May 1
Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin Conference
Green Bay, WI
Phone: 207-861-9900
Email: biaw@execpc.com
Web Site: www.biaw.org

May 13-14
Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire
NH
Phone: 603-225-8400
Email: mail@bianh.org

May 13-15
Annual Meeting of American Society of Experimental Neurotherapeutics
Washington D.C.
Phone: 414-273-8290
Web Site: www.asent.org

May 15-16
BIA New Jersey Annual Conference
Eatontown, NJ
Phone: 732-738-1002
Email: jschulman@bianj.org
Web Site: www.bianj.org

May 23-26
World Congress on Brain Injury
Stockholm, Sweden
Web Site: www.internationalbrain.org

May 29-30
Rehabilitation Management in Brain Injury
Memphis, TN
Phone: 901-545-8487
Email: cchambers@the-med.org

June 6-8
Annual Williamsburg TBI Conference
Williamsburg, VA
Phone: 804-828-3640

June 16-17
Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury: Executive Functions, Cognition, Communication, Behavior and
Sense of Self
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Phone: 705-741-3412
Email: info@mindworksgroup.ca
Web Site: www.mindworksgroup.ca/education.php

June 19
Memory, Medicine, and Money - Fundemental Challenges for People Living with the Effects of Acquired
Brain Injury
London, Ontario, Canada
Phone: 519-642-4539
Email: braininj@skynet.ca
Web Site: www.braininjurylondon.on.ca

June 22-23
Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania Conference
Harrisburg PA
Phone: 717-657-3601
Email: cyancisin@parf.org

June 24-28
Annual Case Management Conference
Houston, TX
Web Site: www.cmsa.org

June 27
Brain Injury Association of Michigan Summer Conference
Lansing, MI
Phone: 810-229-5880
Web Site: www.biami.org

Aug 7-10
Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association
Toronto, Canada
Web Site: www.apa.org

Aug 30-Sep 2
Annual Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Sciences
Helsinki, Finland
Phone: 41-22-908-488
Web Site: www.kenes.com/efns2003

Sep 18-19
Brain Injury Association of Florida Annual Conference
Delray Beach, FL
Phone: 954-786-2400
Email: info@biaf.org
Web Site: www.biaf.org

Sep 20
Brain Injury Association of Virginia Conference
Richmond, VA
Phone: 800-334-8443
Email: michelle@biav.net
Web Site: http://biav.net/

Oct 1-3
Wyoming Brain Injury Conference
Lander, WY
Phone: 307-335-6849
Email: mauran@state.wy.us
Web Site: www.biausa.org/Wyoming/

Oct 2-3
BIA Ohio Annual Conference
Columbus, OH
Phone: 614-481-7100
Web Site: www.biaoh.org

Oct 2-3
Work After Brain Injury: Outcomes, Prognosis and Effective Interventions
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Phone: 705-741-3412
Email: info@mindworksgroup.ca
Web Site: www.mindworksgroup.ca/education.php

Oct 9-10
Brain Injury Association of Utah Conference
Ogden, UT
Phone: 801-484-2240
Email: biau@sisna.com

Oct 9-12
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Assembly
Chicago, IL
Web Site: www.aapmr.org

Oct 10-12
Brain Injury Association of California Conference
Napa, CA
Phone: 888-419-9955 x5701

Oct 15-18
Annual Education Conference of the American Rehabilitation Nurses
New Orleans, LA
Web Site: www.rehabnurse.org

Oct 16
BIA West Virginia Annual Conference
Phone: 304-766-4892
Web Site: www.biausa.org/WVirginia

Oct 16-17
Brain Injury Association of Michigan Conference
Lansing, MI
Phone: 810-229-5880
Web Site: www.biami.org

Oct 19-22
American Neurological Association Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA
Phone: 612-545-6284
Web Site: www.aneuroa.org

Oct 23-26
American Society of Neurorehabilitation and ACRM Conference
Tucson, AZ
Phone: 952-545-6324
Web Site: www.asnr.com

Nov 6-7
The Rehabilitative & Neuropsychiatric Interface
Clearwater Beach, FL
Phone: 813-903-4844
Email: Frank.Valva@med.va.gov

For a full listing of conferences being held in 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:

Steps to Follow: The Comprehensive Treatment of Patients with Hemiplegia
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/354060720X/centreforneuroskA/

Over My Head
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0740705989/centreforneuroskA/

Where is the Mango Princess?
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0375704426/centreforneuroskA/

Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Basic Principles and Techniques
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1893866009/centreforneuroskA/

Confronting Traumatic Brain Injury : Devastation, Hope, and Healing
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0300079427/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 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.

Neuropsychologist
Speech-Language Pathologist
Physical Therapist
Counselor

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 May.

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

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