Living with a brain injury can require a range of resources, strategies and supports. The range of possible supports can be tremendous. This page hopes to offer links to articles and information about the supports and resources that are available to people with brain injury and their families to assist them.
Below is a list of common issues that can arise, with links to publications and/or other website with useful information. If you know of additional information or resources, or find something missing, please feel free to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to let us know.
Alternative Medicines
Challenge Issue on Alternative Medicine
National Insitutes of Health Alternative Medicine Information
Brain Injury Association Caregiver Webinar on Alternative Medicine
Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology Tip Card
Assistive Technology Checklist for PDA's
Resources for Finding and Funding AT Devices
Family Caregivers article on Assistive Technology
Behaviors
Behavioral Challenges
Road to Rehabilitation Part 4 - Behavior and Brain Injury
Cognition and Behavior
Behavioral Guidelines
Caregiver/Family Stress
Family Caregiver Alliance
Brain Injury is a Family Affair
Brothers and Sisters
Family News and Views Letting Go
Tips for Dealing with Stress
Changes, Choices, Challenges- A Guide for Families to Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Cognition and Memory
Road to Rehabilitation Part 3- Cognition and Memory
Family News and Views: Cognition is the Key
Family News and Views Neuropsychological Assessment
Organizing Daily Life After Brain Injury
Cognitive Problems After Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association Cognitive Stimulation Resource Guide
Depression
Depression and Brain Injury
Overcoming Loneliness
Depression After Brain Injury
TBI Model Systems Research: Depression and Brain Injury
Employment
Employment After Brain Injury
Challenge Winter 2011 Issue Return to Work
Driving
Driving After Brain Injury
Return to Driving After Brain Injury
Falls
Falls and Brain Injury
Fatigue
Fatigue and Brain Injury
Financial Issues
Financial Resources for Students with Brain Injury
Children and Brain Injury
See the Children's Page
Challenge Issue on Children and Brain Injury
Return to School After Brain Injury
College/Return to School
College and Brain Injury
Young Adults with Brain Injury and College
Life After High School
Return to School After Brain Injury
TBI Model Systems Research: Return to Work After Brain Injury
Headaches
Road to Rehabilitation #2- Headaches
Headaches After Brain Injury
Legal Issues
Guide to Selecting Legal Representation
Legal Glossary
Brain Injury Association webinar on Special Needs Trusts
Medications
Road to Rehabilitation #6 - Medications and Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association Webinar on Medication and Brain Injury
Pain
Road to Rehabilitation #1- Pain
Research/Clinical Trials
Guide to Participating in Clinical Trials
Abstracts of TBI Model Systems Research
Knowledge Translation Center of TBI Model Systems
THE Challenge! newsletter issue on research (summer 2009)
Articles from TBI Model Systems
Seizures
Seizures and Brain Injury
Epilepsy Information
Severe Brain Injury
Facts About Severe Brain Injury
A Physician Talks About Severe Brain Injury
Facts About the Vegetative and Minimally Conscious States After Brain Injury
Sexuality
Family News and Views Sexuality and Brain Injury
Sleep
Sleep disturbances after brain injury
Brain Injury Association webinar on Sleep and Brain Injury
Spasticity
Open Arms Educational Campaign about upper limb spasticity
Release Your Potential: An educational website about severe spasticity
Speech/Communication
Road to Rehabilitation #5- Speech and Communication
Challenge Spring 2011 issue on Communication
Substance Abuse
Substance Abuse and Brain Injury
Substance Abuse Information from the Ohio Valley Center
TBI Model Systems Research: Substance Abuse and Brain Injury
Taste and Smell
Taste and Smell issues after brain injury
Taste and Smell Disorders
Taste and Smell Information
Vestibular/Balance
Vestibular Fact Sheet
Vision
Vision and Brain Injury
Vision issues post injury
Originally compiled by the Brain Injury Association of America, Inc.
