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Brain Anatomy: A Plain-Language Map
After a brain injury, you hear a lot of brain terms. This simple map of the brain's main regions, and what each one does, helps those words make sense and helps you understand the effects you may be seeing.
Read guide1632Seizures and Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Explained
Seizures are one of the complications families worry about most after a brain injury. Here is what they are, why they happen, how they are treated, and what living with them can involve, in plain language.
Read guide1363Frontal Lobe Damage After Brain Injury
The frontal lobes shape how we plan, act, and relate to others, so damage here can change behavior and personality in ways that are hard for everyone. Here is what to expect, and what helps, in plain language.
Read guide814Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Explained
If a doctor has described a brain injury as moderate or severe, here is what those words mean, what to expect through hospital and rehabilitation, and how recovery can unfold, in plain language.
Read guide535Diffuse Axonal Injury Explained
Diffuse axonal injury is one of the more serious kinds of brain injury, and the name alone can be frightening. Here is what it means, why it happens, and what recovery can involve, in plain language.
Read guide446Hypoxic and Anoxic Brain Injury Explained
A hypoxic or anoxic brain injury happens when the brain is starved of oxygen. Here is what those words mean, what it can affect, and what recovery can involve, in plain language.
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