Awareness and Depression - Ron Sasso, MS, NCC, LPC and Justine Ashokar, MS, NCC, LPC of Community Transitions presented this Awareness Model at Mayo Clinic's 15th Annual Brain Injury Conference.  The model shows the relationship between awareness and depression.

Brain and Lobe Functions - Gives a general breakdown of each lobe of the brain and what it does.

Brain Interactive Map - Gives detail on the brain's inner workings (MSNBC).

Catastrophic Reaction - Is one of the most important things to understand about people with brain injury.

Coma - Information from the Brain Injury Association of America about coma and related treatment.

Coma Outcomes Revised - Information on how severity of coma may predict outcomes.

Coma and Functional Outcomes - This abstract raises questions regarding outcome predictions due to variability of functional outcomes in brain injured patients.

Medical Information on Brain Injury, Ask the Doctor - This links to a section of the Brain Injury Association of America's website that addresses medical conditions after a brain injury, including such topics as psychiatric problems, maximum medical improvement (MMI), Alzheimer's, fatigue, dizziness, headache and more.

Memory Process - Attention is the first stage in forming memories.  Then memories must be encoded (using working memory).  Memories are then consolidated and stored in long term memory.  After that, memories must be retrieved for recall of the information.  If any part of this process breaks down, the memory process will not be effective.

Neuropsychological Terms and Definitions - A list of terms and definitions used in neuropsychological testing and the brain injury field.

Rancho Los Amigos Scale - A rating scale used for individual with brain injury to rate cognitive functioning.

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