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1. Can the Drugs Namenda and Aricept Help After Brain Injury?
Learn about the risks and benefits of these drugs for symptoms of brain injury.
2. It is Never Too Late to Get Rehabilitation for Brain Injury
A child with a brain injury may develop more injury-related issues as an adult.
3. Can Symptoms of Hypopituitarism Present Years After a Brain Injury?
Symptoms of hypopituitarism --a condition in which the pituitary gland does not produce normal amounts of some or all of its hormones --would most likely show up soon after a TBI.
4. Changes in Taste, Smell, and Hormones After Brain Injury
How and why does a TBI change a person’s ability to taste and smell, and cold hands and feet, too?
5. What Is the Ideal Timeline to Do MRIs, fMRIs, DTIs, and Fiber Tracking to Diagnose TBI?
More than imaging, diagnosis of TBI is still based on the initial symptoms at the time of the injury.
6. Is It Okay to Engage in Heavy Lifting After a Brain Injury?
Oftentimes balance issues influence restrictions about lifting heavy objects after a brain injury.
7. Why Does Everything Hurt So Much After Brain Injury?
More than 50 percent of people suffer from chronic pain disorders in the years following a brain injury. Getting the right treatment can be complex, but doable.
8. Can a Hit to the Jaw Cause TBI?
The jaw, skull, neck, and brain are all connected. A blow to one can cause damage elsewhere.
9. A Brain Injury Does Not Mean a Person Loses His Civil Rights
The judicial system is very reluctant to deprive any individual of the freedom to make important financial and personal decisions.
10. How Accurate is the Movie, "The Vow"?
Real life is always more complicated than fiction, especially when it comes to brain injury.
11. Designing Houses for People with Brain Injury
Specific accessibility adaptations in the home depend on the person's specific impairments from TBI.
12. Testing Brain Injury-Related Vision Issues with People Who Can’t Communicate
How do you test the vision of someone with TBI who cannot communicate — talk or respond otherwise to questions?
13. Can Ritalin Help Mitigate Brain Injury Symptoms?
Learn about the risks and benefits of taking Ritalin after a brain injury.
14. The Importance of Getting Your Teenager with TBI to Join a Support Group
It’s hard to get teenagers to do anything they fear will make them feel “other,” but a TBI support group will help during recovery.
15. How and Why Should Healthcare Providers Ask Patients If They Have PTSD?
How and why should healthcare providers ask patients if they have PTSD?
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1. Can the Drugs Namenda and Aricept Help After Brain Injury?
Learn about the risks and benefits of these drugs for symptoms of brain injury.
2. It is Never Too Late to Get Rehabilitation for Brain Injury
A child with a brain injury may develop more injury-related issues as an adult.
3. Can Symptoms of Hypopituitarism Present Years After a Brain Injury?
Symptoms of hypopituitarism --a condition in which the pituitary gland does not produce normal amounts of some or all of its hormones --would most likely show up soon after a TBI.
4. Changes in Taste, Smell, and Hormones After Brain Injury
How and why does a TBI change a person’s ability to taste and smell, and cold hands and feet, too?
5. What Is the Ideal Timeline to Do MRIs, fMRIs, DTIs, and Fiber Tracking to Diagnose TBI?
More than imaging, diagnosis of TBI is still based on the initial symptoms at the time of the injury.
6. Is It Okay to Engage in Heavy Lifting After a Brain Injury?
Oftentimes balance issues influence restrictions about lifting heavy objects after a brain injury.
7. Why Does Everything Hurt So Much After Brain Injury?
More than 50 percent of people suffer from chronic pain disorders in the years following a brain injury. Getting the right treatment can be complex, but doable.
8. Can a Hit to the Jaw Cause TBI?
The jaw, skull, neck, and brain are all connected. A blow to one can cause damage elsewhere.
9. A Brain Injury Does Not Mean a Person Loses His Civil Rights
The judicial system is very reluctant to deprive any individual of the freedom to make important financial and personal decisions.
10. How Accurate is the Movie, "The Vow"?
Real life is always more complicated than fiction, especially when it comes to brain injury.
11. Designing Houses for People with Brain Injury
Specific accessibility adaptations in the home depend on the person's specific impairments from TBI.
12. Testing Brain Injury-Related Vision Issues with People Who Can’t Communicate
How do you test the vision of someone with TBI who cannot communicate — talk or respond otherwise to questions?
13. Can Ritalin Help Mitigate Brain Injury Symptoms?
Learn about the risks and benefits of taking Ritalin after a brain injury.
14. The Importance of Getting Your Teenager with TBI to Join a Support Group
It’s hard to get teenagers to do anything they fear will make them feel “other,” but a TBI support group will help during recovery.
15. How and Why Should Healthcare Providers Ask Patients If They Have PTSD?
How and why should healthcare providers ask patients if they have PTSD?
Click here to see other video Q&As with Lt. Col. Holcombe.
Click here to return to our BrainLine Military Ask the Expert feature.