This study describes the development of the model of cognitive-communication competence, a new model that summarizes a complex array of influences on communication to provide a holistic view of communication competence after TBI.
Read MoreCognitive Pragmatic Treatment is shown to improve communication abilities after TBI, thus enabling better management of communication activities in daily living.
Read MoreResearch on the cellular mechanisms underlying mental fatigue suggest a dysfunction in the astroglial support of the glutamate transmission. Glutamate signaling is essential for information processing, including learning and memory.
Read MoreDescribes brain volume changes and related cognitive/motor deficits in homeless persons with or without TBI versus controls.
Read MoreChecklists for school nurses and other school professionals to assess whether a student may have a concussion.
Read MoreThis fact sheet helps school professionals know how to recognize a concussion and what to do if one occurs; and support students who return to school while recovering from a concussion.
Read MoreThis fact sheet will help teachers, counselors, and school professionals know how to recognize a concussion and what to do if one occurs; and support students who return to school while recovering from a concussion.
Read MoreThis fact sheet helps school nurses protect students from concussion or other serious brain injury; know how to recognize a concussion and what to do if one occurs; support students who return to school while recovering from a concussion; and provide steps to prevent concussion in school.
Read MoreTeachers play an important role in helping students recover from a concussion as they return to school. Making short-term changes to students’ school workload and schedule—and giving them the time to help their brain heal—can help them get back to their regular school routine.
Read MoreEvidence that a curriculum-based education, skill-building, and supportive intervention can benefit couples for up to 3 months after treatment.
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