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Seizure Symptoms After TBI: Mood – Possible Seizure Symptoms

Posted on January 12, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Seizure Symptoms After TBI: TJ Part Twenty Along with some of TJ’s interests we also discussed whether or not he had any seizure symptoms after TBI.  We touch on how his mood swings could possibly be seizure symptoms after TBI. Progress in rehabilitation has a lot to do with motivation.   Yet, one of..
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Recovery from Severe Brain Injury Is Ongoing

Posted on January 11, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Recovery from Severe Brain Injury Is Ongoing : TJ Part Nineteen The textbooks say – the doctors are taught – brain injury recovery happens primarily in the first year and is largely over by the end of the second.  Our stories paint a much brighter picture of continuing recovery with..
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Few Words After TBI: He Became a Man of Few Words

Posted on January 10, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Few Words After TBI: TJ Part Eighteen While talking with Michelle, TJ’s step-mom, we delved into the issue of TJ being a man of few words after TBI. She states he is very direct with answers and doesn’t use a lot of words. I probed further on the literacy issue in my..
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Brain Injury Communication:Issues a Source of Frustration

Posted on January 9, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Brain Injury Communication: TJ Part Seventeen For TJ’s parents, it is the neurobehavioral extremes that have been the biggest challenge.  TJ doesn’t share that insight.  For him it is a concrete problem of frustration stemming from brain injury communication failures. Do you have problems with depression?  No. So you never get sad?..
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Higher Functioning After Severe Brain Injury

Posted on January 5, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Higher Functioning After Severe Brain Injury: TJ Part Sixteen TJ has been fortunate to be in an environment, in a family, a community, a support group that gives him not just support, but challenges that give him a focus, motivation,higher functioning after severe brain injury and out of the house. His medical..
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Concussion Wouldn’t Stop Dielman From Pursuing A Super Bowl Win

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Chargers Dielman Says His Concussions Would Stop Him Football has been called a gladiator sport, and it inspires the kind of bravado that San Diego Chargers Kris Dielman recently expressed. In an interview with the Associated Press Dielman,  who was benched for 10 games after he sustained a concussion, said he would be..
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Biking after Brain Injury: Exercise Focus of Life After Brain Injury

Posted on January 4, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Biking after Brain Injury: TJ Part Fifteen One of the activities that TJ does on an almost daily basis is ride his bike. Biking after brain injury along with going to the gym is an his exercise and his way of staying in shape. Tell me more about your normal day?..
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Will The NFL, And Football, Survive Pending Concussion Lawsuits?

Posted on January 3, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

We recently wrote about a number of  concussion lawsuits that were filed in the past two months or so by ex-players against the National Football League. Well, last Friday The New York Times did a big Page One round-up story on all the litigation of this kind pending against the NFL. Apparently,..
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Daily Routine after Brain Injury:Sleep Issues Impact Daily Routine

Posted on January 2, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Daily Routine after Brain Injury: TJ Part Fourteen In part fourteen I discussed with TJ some of the issues he has with daily routine after brain injury. His sleeping issues can interfere with his daily routine after brain injury and we talk about the troubles he has with this and some of the..
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Neurobehavioral Extremes: Finding Coping Skills

Posted on December 30, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

Neurobehavioral Extremes: TJ Part Thirteen I this part we start out talking to TJ’s step-mom about his neurobehavioral extremes.  Michelle, TJ’s step-mom, explained that screaming fits, an example of a  neurobehavioral extremes, can be set off by something as innocuous as a “good morning.” Talk to me more about the neurobehavioral extremes problem. Well,..
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