Health and Medical Guide to Functions and Dysfunctions of the Brain and Nervous System Head and Brain Injuries Health information topics about Head and Brain Injuries: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Ventricles of the Brain Hydrocephalus Foundation, Inc. http://www.hydrocephalus.org/ventr.htm 2. Brain Maps Brain Injury Association of America http://www.biausa.org/Pages/brain_maps.html 3. Atlas of the Body: The Skull American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZCIHWBGJC&sub_... 4. Atlas of the Body: The Brain -- Side View American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZYUAM46JC&sub_... 5. Atlas of the Body: The Brain -- Lobes American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZR9WH46JC&sub_... Children 1. Bump on the Head: When Is It Serious? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00763 2. Concussions Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/aches/concussion.html 3. JAMA Patient Page: Inflicted Brain Injury in Child American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ4SS4F0JD&sub_... 4. Head Injuries Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/emergencies/head_injury.html 5. Shaken Baby Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/shakenbaby/shakenbaby.htm 6. Think First for Kids ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation http://www.thinkfirst.org/kids/ 7. Traumatic Brain Injury National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs18txt.htm 8. What Is a Coma? Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/coma.html Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Brain Injuries National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001930&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Coma National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D003128&recruiting... 3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Craniocerebral Trauma National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D006259&recruiting... 4. ClinicalTrials.gov: Brain Concussion National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001924&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Computed Tomography (CT): Head American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/ct_of_the_head.htm 2. Functional MR Imaging (fMRI): Brain American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/functional_mr.htm 3. Head Trauma Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FA00008 Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Brain and Nervous System Definitions Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=BN00023 Directories 1. Find a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation http://www.e-aapmr.org/imis/imisonline/findphys/find.cfm 2. Find a Board-Certified Neurosurgeon American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/findaneuro/ Law and Policy 1. Bicycle Helmet Use Laws National Highway Traffic Safety Administration http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/New-fact-sheet03/BicycleHelmetUse.pd... National Institutes of Health 1. Traumatic Brain Injury National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tbi/tbi.htm 2. Traumatic Brain Injury: Hope through Research National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tbi/detail_tbi.htm Organizations 1. Brain Injury Association of America http://www.biausa.org/Pages/home.html 2. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and S http://www.ninds.nih.gov/ 3. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/ Overviews 1. Types of Brain Injury Brain Injury Association of America http://www.biausa.org/Pages/types_of_brain_injury.html 2. Traumatic Brain Injury Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00552 3. Concussion and Brain Injury and Where to Get Help National Center for Injury Prevention and Control http://www.cdc.gov/doc.do?id=0900f3ec8006c289 4. Brain Injury American Academy of Neurology http://www.thebrainmatters.org/index.cfm?key=1.13.1 Prevention/Screening 1. JAMA Patient Page: Protecting against Head Injurie American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ8ZI10NAC&sub_... 2. Prevention Questions Brain Injury Association of America http://www.biausa.org/Pages/faqs.html 3. Heads Up: Preventing Brain Injuries National Center for Injury Prevention and Control http://www.cdc.gov/doc.do?id=0900f3ec8000d8c9 Rehabilitation/Recovery 1. Guide to Selecting and Monitoring Brain Injury Reh Brain Injury Association of America http://www.biausa.org/Pages/guide_to_selecting.html 2. Becoming Well Again throughâ?¦Cogniti American Brain Tumor Association http://www.abta.org/wellagain2.php 3. Becoming Well Again throughâ?¦Rehabil American Brain Tumor Association http://www.abta.org/wellagain4.php 4. Becoming Well Again throughâ?¦Speech American Brain Tumor Association http://www.abta.org/wellagain5.php Related Issues 1. Traumatic Brain Injury: Cognitive and Communicatio National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/tbrain.asp 2. Head Injuries: What to Watch for Afterward American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/084.xml 3. Coma, Including Persistent Vegetative State National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/coma/coma.htm Research 1. Knocking Noggins Society for Neuroscience http://web.sfn.org/content/Publications/BrainBriefings/knocking.html 2. Helmets Could Help Head Off Injuries in Skaters Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/helmets_skaters.html 3. Traumatic Brain Injury and Transplants Society for Neuroscience http://web.sfn.org/content/Publications/BrainBriefings/brain_injury_trauma.... 4. Life and Death of a Neuron National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/brain_basics/ninds_neuron.htm 5. Itâ??s Just a Ding, Coach; I Can Playâ American Academy of Neurology http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/full/63/8/E15 Specific Conditions 1. JAMA Patient Page: Concussion in Sports American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZMFGAA9ND&sub_... 2. Brain Injuries and Mass Trauma Events National Center for Injury Prevention and Control http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masstrauma/braininjuriespub.asp 3. Intracranial Hematoma Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00330 4. Concussion Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00320 5. Cerebral Hypoxia National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/anoxia/anoxia.htm Teenagers 1. Concussions Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/first_aid/concussions.html 2. Think First: Teens and Young Adults ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation http://www.thinkfirst.org/teens/   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] Can't open cache file. [CaRP] Unable to create/open RSS cache file. 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