brain damage

Wounded in Iraq while his Army unit is on convoy and treated for many months for traumatic brain injury, the first person Ben remembers from his earlier life is his brother who has autism.

A collection of case histories which demonstrate the human brain's amazing ability to change itself, detailing how people with brain injuries and illnesses have been rejuvenated at cured.

Wounded in Iraq while his Army unit is on convoy and treated for many months for traumatic brain injury, the first person Ben remembers from his earlier life is his brother who has autism.

In the aftermath of a brutal fight between students from an elite prep school and the local high school, the town of East Breed's Pennsylvania, struggles to overcome the shocking results of the fight and find a way to unify.

Teenager Jersey Hatch must piece his life back together after he tries to shoot himself in the head, and as he rebuilds his mind and his body, he learns some surprising truths about his former life.

Explores the history of injuries to the brain from primitive medical treatment to the sophisticated techniques used today and addresses the consequences that can follow a severe head injury, treatment, recovery, and rehabilitation.

After his mother is severely injured in an accident and his father kicks him out of the house, fourteen-year-old Travis attempts to survive on his own until he meets a guitar maker and some musicians who take him in and help him regain his confidence so that he can try to patch his family back together.

This book defines brain trauma, describes what types of conditions, accidents and injuries cause brain trauma, and tells about advances being made in the treatment of brain trauma.

Undecided about her future after graduating from high school, an Australian girl takes a job caring for a brain-damaged woman.

Provides parents with the support and information needed to help a child recover from traumatic brain injuries, including information on diagnosis, rehabilitation, medical concerns, effects on learning, preventing further injury, legal issues, and other related topics.