All posts tagged 'TBI'

TBI Deficits: Accommodating Procedural Brain Injury Deficits

Posted on June 28th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

TBI Deficits: Part Twenty Seven Michael and I discussed the different TBI deficits and what triggers them such as what would trigger his temper and tendency to become violent.   Let’s specifically talk about the kind TBI deficits that triggers your temper or what we might call a neurobehavioral problem..
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Man Who Suffered TBI In Golf Cart Accident Settles Lawsuit

Posted on June 27th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

The family of a man, who sustained traumatic brain injury (TBI) after falling off the back of  a golf cart, has settled a $5 million lawsuit with one defendant, according to Reuters. A trial will go forward against the remaining defendant. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/27/tagblogsfindlawcom2012-injured-idUS374143684420120627 New Hampshire Motor Speedway settled a suit brought..
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TBI Petit Mal Seizures Created Problems with Census Bureau Job

Posted on June 27th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

TBI Petit Mal Seizures: Michael Part Twenty Six Procedural non-compliance wasn’t as big a problem with his next job, working for the U.S. Census bureau. But unfortunately,working on the computers set off his TBI petit mal seizure disorder. What did you end up doing for the government? This is what I..
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Return to Work after TBI: For a Survivor of a Brain Injury

Posted on June 14th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Return to Work After TBI: Michael Part Twenty-Two Michael talks about his return to work after TBI  and the problems he had with his employment at a group home and his problems in the community. I wanted to talk to you specifically about your return to work after TBI.  You..
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Group To Open Base Centers To Treat Soldiers With TBI

Posted on June 13th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

A private foundation unveiled plans Wednesday to build special centers to treat mental and physical brain trauma of the U.S. military, with ground broken on two today and the group looking to raise $100 to construct others. The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (IFHF) will build the first two centers at..
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TBI Mood Disorders Complicate Brain Injury

Posted on June 13th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

TBI Mood Disorders: Michael Part Twenty-One Michael goes into detail about TBI mood disorders and what diagnosis he has and how they effect his everyday living and relationships. So let’s focus specifically on TBI mood disorder.  We talked about TBI mood disorder some before.  Do you have a formal diagnosis..
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Daily Routine After TBI for a Survivor

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

Daily Routine After TBI: Michael Part Twenty Michael talks about his daily routine after TBI and  his responsibilities with his wife and his children.  He starts out with the school year. He tells about his daily routine after TBI and the changes in his daily routine after TBI and how..
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TBI Fatigue: Waking up Tired After TBI

Posted on June 11th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

TBI Fatigue: Part Nineteen I have often said that one of the single biggest common denominators of brain injury symptoms is TBI fatigue.  I didn’t get to finish this discussion during our first interview, so I followed it up in the second. One of the areas that, that we were..
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Life with TBI Goes On Between Interviews

Posted on June 8th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Life with TBI Goes On: Michael Part Eighteen It has been some time since we visited with Michael as our interview was interrupted last summer and now it is April of the next year.  Michael talks about how life with TBI goes on.   How Life with TBI Goes On..
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Attentional Issues: Fatigue will Escalate These Issues

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

Attentional Issues and Fatigues Part In Them: Michael Part Seventeen Michael talks about the issues he has with fatigue and the problems he has with the effect on his attentional issues. He explains causes his fatigue.   Fatigue a Major Attentional Issue Lets about fatigue as an attenional issue.  Do..
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