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After Brain Injury
Brain Injury Basics
After a Brain Injury
The Brain
Acquired Brain Injury
Your Brain Injury Team
Recovery and Rehabilitation
Recovering After a Brain Injury
Glasgow Coma Scale and Amnesia
The First Few Weeks
Rehabilitation
The Rancho Los Amigo Scale
Levels of Cognitive Functioning
Levels 1, 2, 3
Level 4
Level 5 and 6
Level 7
Level 8
Level 9 and 10
Changes After a Brain Injury
Thinking and Memory
Thinking and Memory Changes
Attention and Concentration
Memory
Judgement and Problem-Solving
Planning Skills
Self-Awareness
Communication and Language
Communication and Language Changes
Communication Tips
Vision, Hearing and Dizziness
Vision
Hearing and Dizziness
Perception
Changes in Perception
Unilateral Neglect
Spatial Relations
Trouble Organizing Movements
Trouble Recognizing Familiar Things
Your Body
Physical Changes
Fatigue
Headaches
Swallowing Changes
Seizures
Bowel and Bladder Changes
Weight Changes
Skin Changes
Behaviours and Emotions
Social and Emotional Changes
Depression and Low Self Esteem
Social Situations and Stress
Recreation and Leisure
Life After Brain Injury
Leaving the Hospital
Going Home
Alcohol and Drugs
Caring for the Caregiver
Intimacy and Sexuality
Work or School
Driving
Resources and References
Brain Injury survivors will leave the hospital before they have finished making all the recovery they are going to make. Since recovery can continue for a long time following a brain injury, you are likely to develop a lot of functional abilities after you leave the hospital. When you return to your community, you will find yourself applying the skills you learned during your in-patient rehab to everyday activities and settings.
This Section will go through how to prepare for discharge, what to think about after you or your family member/friend has been discharged from the hospital, and further community goals to consider once at home.
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