Teen Years After Severe Brain Injury: Nancy Part Sixteen I talked to Nancy’s mom about her teen years after severe brain injury and the difference of maturity level of Nancy and other kids her age. Nancy is 18 now? Yes. Do you feel like she’s stuck or is she maturing just at..
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While we often picture the brain being injured as a result of the external force on the head, it is what happens inside the skull, which causes the “closed head injury”. The term “closed head injury” means an injury to the brain where the skull is not broken or penetrated...
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Severe Pediatric Survivor: Nancy Part Fifteen Nancy was in the 4th grade when she got hurt, when we interviewed her, she was a month from high school graduation. On the one hand, her grades were good. On the other hand, being a severe pediatric survivor her problems with education are significant: Challenges..
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There are many events which can result in brain injury, such as a blow to the head, the head striking an object, a penetration of the skull such as in a gunshot, or particularly relevant to auto accident cases, by rapid acceleration and deceleration of the brain. In each of..
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Pediatric Brain Injury: Nancy Part Fourteen Because of her severe pediatric brain injury, Nancy got tutoring instead of returning to the 4th grade. But at the beginning of the next year, even with her pediatric brain injury, she went back to school. This interview was done in May of 2011. Is she..
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Recovery from Severe Brain Injury: Nancy Part Thirteen From the beginning of my brain injury advocacy, I have tried to focus my educational efforts as much on the caregivers as the survivors. Thus, in my interview, I also asked what life was like for Mom in terms of recovery from..
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Residual Deficits After Severe Brain Injury: Nancy Part Twelve In part twelve I discussed with Nancy’s mom the residual deficits after severe brain injury Nancy was experiencing. Some of the ongoing issues that come with brain injury. For Nancy’s parents, as with almost all of the caregivers we have interviewed, there is..
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After Skull Fracture: Nancy Part Eleven I continued my interview with Nancy’s Mom, focusing on the day to day life after skull fracture in her first few months after returning home from UW Hospital. She doesn’t go back to school or fourth grade, but she has a tutor, what’s the daily..
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“There is no such thing as a minor concussion.” – American Academy of Neurology. The AAN defines concussion as a “alteration of mental status due to a biomechanical forces affecting the brain.” The AAN definition does not require a loss of consciousness. The AAN guidelines, break down concussion into three..
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Transitioning Home After Severe Brain Injury: Nancy Part Ten Returning to the timeline of our story, we now turn to Nancy’s transitioning home after severe brain injury from Madison. How long is she at UW Hospital? Thirty-six days. So what are the last ten days like in Madison? The last ten days..
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