In Australia, over 700,000 people have sustained a brain injury that restricts their normal daily activities to some extent (Brain Injury Australia 2023). Among those with brain injuries, three-quarters are under 65 years of age, and two-thirds acquired their brain injury before the age of 25...
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A team of Australia's leading health researchers has developed a new "dictionary" to better predict outcomes for people who have experienced a moderate-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). The work ispublishedin theJournal of Neurotrauma. The Australian Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative (AUS-TBI) ...
Each case differs based on the severity and type of injury, and some level of rehabilitation is always possible. Many, however, need to develop coping strategies to adjust to a new reality. Read on to learn about one person’s experience of TBI and the caregiving strategies that help him ...
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up. Variables such as age, mental capacity, and type of injury influence clinicians’ decisions of admission to rehabilitation facilities [23]. Therefore, there is a need to gather and synthesize knowledge about services that can support strategies for more standardized referral for patients with ...
Concussion or mild traumatic brain injury is the most common form of traumatic brain injury with potentially long-term consequences. Current objective diagnosis and treatment options are limited to clinical assessment, cognitive rest, and symptom managem
This Review discusses the status and prospects of therapeutic strategies for countering neurodegenerative disorders of ageing by improving, preserving or rescuing brain energetics. The approaches described include restoring oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis, increasing insulin sensitivity, correcting ...
Attendance was consistently high; the child participants felt mostly listened to and could influence goal setting and strategies. However, engaging and motivating the child participants proved somewhat challenging. The parents found the CICI rewarding, useful and relevant. However, they had different ...