Traumatic brain injury survivors face a variety of different issues. While everyone with TBI has different challenges, depending on the severity of their injury, other people undergoing similar challenges can best understand the problems you are facing. TBI support groups provide the emotional support TBI patients and their families need to tackle the obstacles of… Read More
Michigan Support Groups
Learning to cope with a spinal cord injury may be the biggest challenge ever faced by an SCI patient and his or her family. It is good to know that you are not alone in such a difficult situation. SCI support groups provide the opportunity to make friends with people undergoing similar challenges and also… Read More
Washington Support Groups
People with traumatic brain injury suffer a variety of challenges depending on the degree and extent of their injury. Dealing with TBI is challenging for both the patient and his or her family, but sharing your experiences with people who have had similar experiences can help. TBI support groups provide the opportunity to make friends and learn… Read More
Spinal Cord Numbers and Letters; What Do They Mean?
The doctor describes my loved one’s paralysis using a letter and a number. What does this mean? Vertebrae are numbered and named according to where they are located in the spinal cord. Let’s go back to our diagram of the spinal cord. Remember, the spine is divided into four regions: the cervical, the thoracic, the… Read More
Persistent Vegetative State (PVS)
A persistent vegetative state occurs when, after a coma, a patient loses cognition and can only perform certain, involuntary actions on his or her own. While some describe those in a persistent vegetative state as brain dead, in fact, the lower brain stem in PVS patients is still healthy and fully functioning. As a result,… Read More
Infarction
Infarction occurs when an area of the brain experiences local tissue death as a result of disease,injury, or lack of blood or oxygen supply. Infarction can occur in all areas of the brain, including the cerebral hemispheres, thalami, basal ganglia, brain stem, or cerebellum. Causes of Infarction The most common cause of brain infarction is… Read More