by Stacy Suskauer, MD A seminal paper published in 2010 argued for the conceptualization of traumatic brain injury (TBI) not as an isolated injury event, but as a disease process that unfolds heterogeneously over many years (Masel & DeWitt, 2010). The purpose of that paper was to summarize the evidence needed to encourage clinicians and, perhaps more … [Read more...] about Recognize – Opening Eyes to TBIs
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BIP Expert Interview with Grahame Simpson
Professor Grahame Simpson leads the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Research Group at the Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research in Liverpool Sydney. His clinical position is Social Worker-Clinical Specialist at the Liverpool Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit, Liverpool Hospital. Dr Simpson has a dual professional background as an accredited social worker and registered … [Read more...] about BIP Expert Interview with Grahame Simpson
Recent Edition
To view the interactive edition, click here.To view the PDF of the edition, click here. Guest EditorsJohn Corrigan, PhD and Kristen Dams-O’Connor, PhD Message from the Guest Editors Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can result in lasting changes in cognition, mood, behavior, and physical functioning. It has long been assumed that after an individual … [Read more...] about Recent Edition
Current Theories of Post-Traumatic Tinnitus
By Mikhaylo Szczupak, MD, and Michael E. Hoffer, MD Tinnitus is an auditory perception in the absence of any external sound stimulus. Many factors have been associated with tinnitus, such as brain injury, hearing loss and old age. Although the pathophysiology of this disease entity remains unknown, leading theories suggest that the following portions of the auditory … [Read more...] about Current Theories of Post-Traumatic Tinnitus