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INSIDE VIEW

Copies of the Fall 2001 (10.4) issue of the Inside View quarterly
newsletter are 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 now only $22 ($44 international) and three-year
subscriptions $30 ($60 international).

Fall Issue Table of Contents:

TBI and Alzheimers Risk
Evaluating Comprehension After TBI
Recovery After TBI
Neurons Attempt to Heal
Stimulating Cell Growth
Importance of Protective Helmets
The Study of Brain Injury Potentialities
2001-2002 Conference Schedule

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

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SPEECH THERAPY POSITION

The Centre for Neuro Skills rehabilitation facility in Bakersfield,
California has an immediate opening for a speech therapist. You can
contact the Human Resources Dept. at cns@neuroskills.com or call
800-922-4994/661-872-3408.

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

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NEW SECTIONS ON THE WEB SITE

Children and Traumatic Brain Injury

An extensive list of information, materials and resources for families,
caregivers, educators and therapists of children with traumatic brain
injury.

Find it at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/tbi/children.shtml

Clinical Trials

A directory of clinical trials currently recruiting brain injury
patients for research on new treatments.

Find it at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/tbi/trials.shtml

Educational Animations

Improved brain injur animations have been added to our video section.

Find them at:

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

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NEW RESEARCH ARTICLES ON THE WEB SITE

Hypothermia to Reduce Brain Damage for Revived Cardiac Arrest Patients

Reducing the body temperature of someone revived from cardiac arrest is
feasible and safe, but cooling time must be faster to make it a practical
treatment.

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

Concussion in Rugby Appears to be Hidden Epidemic

Rugby, a rough-and-tumble, high-energy contact sport similar to U.S.
football but played almost worldwide, leads to far more concussions than
players, coaches and medical personnel have previously thought, a new study
suggests.

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

Controlled Nerve Growth Factor Aids Brain Cell Transplant

Bioengineers at Cornell University have demonstrated a system for
transplanting clusters of brain cells, together with controlled-release
microcapsules of protein, to enable cell differentiation and growth.

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

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RESEARCH ARTICLE DATABASE

Twenty-five article references and abstracts have been added to our
extensive article database. The database now houses 1,188 of the most
current research articles related to traumatic brain injury.

You can find the research article database at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/rehab/search.shtml

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NEW LINKS

Children and Head Injuries
http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/emergencies/head_injury.html

Craniotomy
http://www.yoursurgery.com/data/Procedures/craniotomy/p_craniotomy.cfm

First Aid for Head Injuries
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nasd/docs3/me97008.html

Find a PM&R Physician
http://www.aapmr.org/find.html

You can find the neurolinks directory at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/links/links.shtml

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TBI PRESS RELEASES

This month's new press releases are:

Tizanidine Improves Spastic Hypertonia After Brain Injury
http://neurology.medscape.com/reuters/prof/2001/09/09.21/20010920clin002.html

Diffusion-Weighted MRI Useful in Evaluating Pediatric Head Trauma
http://www.medscape.com/reuters/prof/2001/10/10.02/20011001clin020.html

Protecting the Brain: Study Suggests Drug Similar to Marijuana Ingredient
Helps Head Injuries
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/DailyNews/cannabinoid011005.html

Grant for a Biomarker to Measure Traumatic Head Injury
http://www.phase2d.com/press.shtml

Weekly additions to the "current news" section can be found at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/current.shtml

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CONFERENCES AND EVENTS

October 26
BIA of Rhode Island Annual Conference
Warwick, RI
Phone: 401-725-2360
Email: sbrinkworthbia@gateway.net

October 31
Brain Injury Association of Vermont Annual Conference
Burlington, VT
Phone: 802-241-2184
Web Site: www.biavt.org

Oct 31-Nov 3
Annual Conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology
San Francisco, CA
Web Site: www.nanonline.org

November 1-4
BIA Annual State Leadership Conference
Nashville, TN
Phone: 319-364-9299
Email: glauer@biausa.org

November 7-9
New Trends in Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Oslo, Norway
http://suite.sunnaas.no/english/index.html

November 15-18
American Speech-Language Hearing Association Conference
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 800-498-2071
http://professional.asha.org

March 14-15 (2002)
Brain Injury Association of Maryland
Towson, MD
Web Site: www.biamd.org
Email: info@biamd.org

March 16-17 (2002)
Brain Injury Association's Public Policy Conference
Arlington, VA
Web Site: http://www.biausa.org/conferences.htm

June 12-15 (2002)
Annual Case Management Conference
Orlando, FL
Web Site: www.cmsa.org

August 22-24 (2002)
Brain Injury Association of Texas Annual Conference
Austin, TX
Web Site: www.biatx.org
Email: infobox@BIATx.org

October 16-18 (2002)
International Conference on Post Trauma Rehabilitation
Quebec City, QC
Web Site: www.irdpq.qc.ca

For a full listing of conferences being held in 2001-2002,
please go to http://www.neuroskills.com/events.shtml

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BOOKS-OF-THE-MONTH

Clinical Neuroanatomy Made Ridiculously Simple
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0940780461/centreforneuroskA

Traumatic Brain Injury in Children and Adolescents
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1572306866/centreforneuroskA

A Helmet Away from Heaven
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0966545303/centreforneuroskA

Acknowledged a Man
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0960569812/centreforneuroskA

Awake Again
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1567960464/centreforneuroskA

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