Brain Injury Resources
GUIDES for Brain Injury and Concussion
INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE WITH ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY, THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS
While utilizing these resources, please, remain aware that NOT each and every bump to the head will necessarily result in a concussion. The term concussion denotes a traumatic brain injury, TBI for short. Concussion = ‘shaking’, and when applied to the brain, it means shaking of the brain. To diagnose a concussion, a hit to the head needs to lead at least to ‘alteration in mental state’ for a period of time in addition to other symptoms, and subtle longer-term consequences including slowed processing of information! It should be diagnosed by a professional educated in traumatic brain injury.
Acquired brain injury includes traumatic brain injury as well as other acquired conditions that impact brain functioning (e.g., brain tumors, brain surgery, lack of oxygen supply to brain).
Resources in Greater Vancouver, BC, for people with acquired brain injury
MyB brain exercise collection including guidelines
Guide Cognitive Concussion Booklet-2018-FINAL
Concussion Management- Return to Activity Factsheet
Thinking/ Cognitive Symptoms following brain injury
Support in Vancouver- Acquired Brain Injury @ Watson Centre Society for Brain Health
BrainFairy-brain injury resource site by a brain injury survivor
Resources – Stroke Recovery Association of British Columbia
BrainLine.org: Information for Caregivers
https://www.braintreetraining.co.uk/dlc_c.php
Emotional Difficulties after TBI
Understanding TBI edu for families
STRIKING A NERVE: TBI UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
Brain Injury Advocates Canada
Brainstreams.ca Resources – the official website of the BC Brain Injury Association
Brain Line – preventing, treating, and living with TBI
Brain Injury Help.ca- Acquired Brain Injury System Navigation of Southeastern Ontario
Educational Videos:
Cognitive aging/ cognitive health