BIANC Resource Book

Publications

E-Library and Links

Check out these articles for topics of interest. Our Resource rooms have many other articles and will be happy to mail you a copy of something if we have it in stock! Call a BIANC Office near you and we will help research a topic or find information for you if we can. This page under construction. Some links may be broken. We will be dividing information into categories to make it easier to find what you need. Suggestions welcome. Call Shawn Chase at 919-833-9634 or email shawn.chase@bianc.net

Learn about a resource to help you get active again: http://www.bridge2sports.org/

Pediatric traumatic brain injury: A review of pertinent issues

Learn more about brain aneurisms: http://www.bafound.org/brain-aneurysm-basics

Changes in IDEA 2004 An Article on school requirements for accommodations by Attorney Stacey Bawtinheimer

Minor Head Injury - An Introduction for Professionals

NC Companies Conducting Brain Injury-Related Research - Find out what is happening with companies in NC who are are engaged in drug development for brain injury by Suzanne McKenna, PhD

http://www.lapublishing.com/

For Military information, go to the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) Check out their tabs on Education, Blast Injury and Research initiatives that may be of interest to you.

Falls have become the leading cause of TBI: How can we prevent Falls?
CDC - Older Adult Falls - Check for Safety: A Home Fall Prevention Checklist for Older Adults - Home and Recreational Safety - Injury Center
http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Falls/CheckListForSafety.html
CDC - Older Adult Falls - What You Can Do to Prevent Falls - Home and Recreational Safety -
http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Falls/WhatYouCanDoToPreventFalls.html

What if you speak Spanish? We are trying to find articles. Here is one we have found:
http://www.sdbif.org/PDFs/SDBIF_Guide_Spa.pdf

Check our the Brain Injury Association of America's site at: biausa.org to find many fact sheets and information articles and facts about brain injury

Go to the Center for Disease Control cdc.gov for more information on injury and traumatic brain injury and hand-outs and educational materials on concussions for athletes, coaches, nurses and medical professionals.

http://www.braininjurydirectory.net/ This is a directory of articles on many brain injury related topics moderated by a survivor

Check out the Brain Injury Association of Michigan's site: biami.org to see their eLibrary of articles

Here is the website of the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey: bianj.org with a link to their publications page where you may find informative articles.

Click here to explore publications from the website of the Brain Injury Association of Florida: biaf.org These booklets and publications can be ordered for free.

Introduction to TBI and General TBI Resource Listing

Behavior and Behavioral Strategies after TBI Resource Listing

Cognition and Memory after BI Resource Listing

Physical Changes and Substance Abuse after BI Resource Listing

Caregiver Support Resource Listing

Military Veterans and Cultural Diversity Resource Listing

Additional Resource Listing

Guide for Direct Support Professionals- Screening, Assessment and Referrals

Medical References

CDC (Center for Disease Control) TBI data sheet

Head injuries:
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1163653-overview?src=emed_whatnew_nl_0#BlastInjuries

Post Concussion Syndrome:
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/828904-overview

TBI treatment involves suppression of inflammation
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/581506

Concussion:
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/92095-overview

http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/tbi/Coaches_Tool_Kit.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/tbi/default.htm

Epilepsy Risk Years After TBI
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/588627

Blast Injury May Cause Brain Inflammation
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/702341

TBI:
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/326510-overview

http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/TBI_in_US_04/TBI_ED.htm

mild TBI
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/589322

Classification/complication of TBI:
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/326643-overview

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/706300?src=mp&spon=26&uac=77033FZ

Journal of Neurotrauma: Blast Injury Issue June 2009
http://www.liebertonline.com/toc/neu/26/6

Neuroplasticity:
http://www.medscape.com/infosite/novavision/article-1?src=0_0_ad_ldr

MedlinePlus: TBI search results
http://vsearch.nlm.nih.gov/vivisimo/cgi-bin/query-meta?v%3Aproject=medlineplus&query=traumatic+brain+injury

Brain injury news from Neuroskills
http://www.neuroskills.com/current.shtml

Progesterone Treatment for Brain Injury
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/715373?src=mp&spon=26&uac=77033FZ

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussions- New Department of Defense Guidelines
http://boards.medscape.com/forums?128@500.YSYkaC8fmKu@.29f95ecb!comment=1&cat=All
http://www.rehab.research.va.gov/jour/09/46/6/contents.html

Organizations

The Brain Trauma Foundation
http://www.braintrauma.org/site/PageServer

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tbi/tbi.htm

The Brain Injury Recovery Network.
http://www.tbirecovery.org/

Traumatic Brain Injury.
http://www.traumaticbraininjury.com/

Brain Injury Association in UK
http://www.headway.org.uk/

What a year
http://www.whatayear.org/01_09.html

Society for Neuroscience
http://www.ndgo.net/sfn/nerve/

http://www.sfn.org/skins/main/pdf/brss/BRSS_traumaticbraininjury.pdf

http://web.sfn.org/baw/pdf/brainfacts.pdf

Guidelines for the Acute Medical Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Infants, Children and Adolescents
http://www.ohsu.edu/news/2003/neuroGuidelines/

Locked In Syndrome
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/lockedinsyndrome/lockedinsyndrome.htm

TBI Resource Guide
http://www.neuroskills.com/

TBI Guide
http://www.tbiguide.com/

Brainline
http://brainline.org/index.html

TBI in the US: CDC Report
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/TBI_in_US_04/TBI_ED.htm

The Franklin Institute
http://www.fi.edu/learn/brain/head.html

TBI Fact Sheet
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/tbi/TBI.htm

TBI and senior falls
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/tbi/elder_fall.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/braininjuryinseniors/

ImPACT Concussion Management Software
http://www.impacttest.com/index.php

CNS Vital Signs Concussion Management Software
https://www.cnsvs.com/

Partnership for Prescription Assistance
http://www.pparx.org/