All posts tagged 'brain injury'

TBI Should Mitigate In Death Penalty Sentencings

Posted on December 26th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Many Americans wouldn’t lose any sleep over a brutal murderer being given the death penalty and then swiftly executed. But some scientists and psychiatrists are questioning how fair that really is, since many killers have traumatic brain injury (TBI), which researchers say has affected their actions, particularly those related to..
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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Daughter and Niece

Posted on December 26th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Craig Part Five  Craig discusses with us regarding his daughter and niece that were in the accident with him and their mild traumatic brain injury. Both his daughter and his niece went un-diagnosed at the time of the accident.  His niece had a mild concussion and..
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Before Traumatic Brain Injury: Who Was this TBI Survivor

Posted on December 21st, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Before Traumatic Brain Injury: Craig Part Four   Craig shares with us on who he was before traumatic brain injury and the dramatic changes in his life from before traumatic brain injury to after. At three weeks they think you’re stable enough to go home?  Yes. But you don’t stay..
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Frontal Lobe Damage: Drifting In and Out of Coma

Posted on December 20th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Frontal Lobe Damage: Craig Part Three  Craig Talks about the part of the brain that was damaged that caused his coma that he drifted in and out of.  In his case it was frontal lobe damage. What part of your brain did you injure?  What was the nature of your..
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Brain Injury Survival: Early Morning Drunk Collides with Family

Posted on December 18th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Brain Injury Survival: Craig Part Two    While this interview will delve into more than just the story of brain injury survival, it will evolve from the foundation of our normal interview approach: The Story of Craig’s Brain Injury Survival Caused by a Drunk Driver You’re a victim of brain..
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Elizabeth Part Ten-The Puzzle of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted on December 12th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Elizabeth Concludes with  –  The Puzzle of Mild TBI   http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/puzzle-of-disability-from-the-milder-tbi/   Elizabeth’s story exemplifies the all too common occurrence of a second less severe injury (i.e., concussion) producing a greater disability than an earlier more severe brain injury (i.e., coma and brain surgery). This segment explores possible explanations. Elizabeth’s..
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Elizabeth-Frontal Deficits After Brain Injury

Posted on December 10th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Elizabeth Part 8 – Frontal Deficits After Brain Injury Since much of our frontal lobe development happens in teenage/early adult years, adult behaviors are often impacted when frontal lobe injury occurs. Although Elizabeth describes her cognitive knowledge to be like an eighth grader, this also pertains to her ability to..
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Elizabeth-Challenges of Running A Home after TBI

Posted on December 7th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Elizabeth Part 7 – Challenges of Running a Home After TBI Elizabeth’s discusses the challenges her brain injury poses to her responsibilities at home. These include taking longer to do certain tasks, making accommodations for doing the laundry to avoid going up and down stairs, difficulty with organization and finding..
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Elizabeth-Memory and Cognitive Challenges After Brain Injury

Posted on December 6th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Elizabeth Part Six – Memory and Cognitive Challenges Elizabeth discusses her challenges related to memory and understanding. Listening is much harder than talking since it requires keeping focused and trying to understand what is being said. Often, something has to be said multiple times for her to finally understand it...
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Elizabeth-Treatment for Severe Brain Injury

Posted on November 29th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Elizabeth Part Three – Treatment for Severe Brain Injury   In this segment, Elizabeth describes her life prior to her severe brain injury and then talks about the treatment and rehab she received after her injury. Elizabeth was 36 and describes herself as a hard-working, fun-loving person. She worked at..
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