Did you know that a concussion is a considered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)? Or that every 9 seconds, someone in the U.S.

Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) can happen in everyday life, not just in severe car crashes. Dr. Yashar Kalani with Ascension St. John Medical Center explains the risks, prevention strategies, and ...

Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) can have significant, lasting effects on an individual's cognitive and physical abilities. TBIs often result in long-term complications that can alter a person's daily ...

One moment can change a child’s life forever. A car crash. A fall. A sports injury. Suddenly, a student who once kept up in class is struggling to remember directions, control emotions, or keep up ...

Maltreatment such as neglect and abuse are types of adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs. But they often say little about ...

In December of 1993, former World Boxing Champion John Famechon (who had sustained severe incapacitating brain injuries in August 1991) began a new, complex multi-movement therapy and rehabilitation ...

“The paradox of trauma is that it has both the power to destroy and the power to transform and resurrect.” Peter A. Levine “Get over it, everyone goes through some version of it”. “It’s all in your ...

Examining brain plasticity and its implications for development, aging, and brain injury recovery.

A car accident. A football tackle. An unfortunate fall. These things—and more—can cause head injuries. Head injuries can happen to anyone, at any age, and they can damage the brain. Here's how damage ...

The U.S. Social Security Administration has requested the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine establish an ad hoc committee to conduct a study to review the latest published ...

Anoxic brain injury, also called anoxic encephalopathy or hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, is a life threatening condition resulting from a complete lack of oxygen to the brain. Anoxic brain injury (ABI ...