Medicaid has a new program that your loved one may qualify for! It’s called Brain Injury Services Targeted Case Management (BIS TCM). This program can help you find and get medical and other services in your community, for your loved one.
Read MoreA brain injury can cause hearing difficulties because of physical damage to the ear itself or damage to the neurologic processes in the brain that control hearing.
Read MoreConfusion is common following a brain injury. It usually improves shortly after the injury occurs, but in some instances, it can last weeks, months, or even longer. Confusion occurs more often in older adults (>66 years old) but can happen to anyone following a brain injury. Typically, the more severe the brain injury, the more…
Read MoreAphasia is an issue with language. It affects the ability to produce and/or understand speech as well as the ability to read or write. Aphasia happens because of damage to the brain, most commonly a stroke.
Read MoreBrain injury can be a perplexing condition. The person may look and act much as before their injury but have difficulty in day-to-day activities that can seem “simple” to the person they’re talking with. Family members and professionals can use these strategies to help the person with a brain injury that you’re communicating with. The…
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Read MoreThis factsheet explains the medical and rehabilitation care needs of persons with disorders of consciousness (DoC). It discusses the questions to ask when searching for the right program for your loved one with a DoC.
Read MoreThis tip sheet introduces and briefly defines supplementary aids and services that promote access to and in general education programming.
Read MorePediatric stroke is a rare condition. It affects 1 in every 4,000 newborns as well as about 2,000 older children each year. Strokes occur when blood flow is blocked or interrupted.
Read MoreLa participación del padre y la madre es crítica cuando una persona joven regresa a la escuela después de una lesión cerebral traumática (TBI, por sus siglas en inglés). El padre y la madre tienen el mayor conocimiento sobre su hijo(a) y están profundamente comprometidos con el bienestar y el futuro de su hijo o…
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