Brain Injury Australia presents a Concussion Training Day in best practice concussion assessment, treatment and management, led by Professor Barry Willer, Director of Research … Read More
Brain Injury Australia’s Nick Rushworth Made Ambassador For Concussion Education Campaign
Brain Injury Australia’s Executive Officer, Nick Rushworth, has been made an “Ambassador” for the Queensland Brain Institute’s concussion education and research campaign, in partnership … Read More
Brain Injury Australia Releases Position Paper on Young Stroke (2016)
As part of its preparation for 2016’s national Brain Injury Awareness Week, Brain Injury Australia has produced a Position Paper on young stroke, the … Read More
Traumatic brain injury associated with increased dementia risk in older adults
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) appears to be associated with an increased risk of dementia in adults 55 years and older, according to a study … Read More
Survey – online resources about the Disability Standards for Education (DSE)
We want to improve educational outcomes for students with disability and so we have been working with education authorities and community members around the … Read More
National Acquired Brain Injury Conference 2014 – Call for Abstracts
In August 2014, the Loddon Mallee Acquired Brain Injury Network (LMABIN), in collaboration with Bendigo Health, will stage its second industry specific region-wide conference. … Read More
New outdoor therapy area for brain injury rehab
Rehabilitation services for people with a brain injury have been bolstered with the opening of a new outdoor therapy area in Newcastle. The Hunter … Read More
How Concussion Can Lead to Depression Years Later
A head injury can lead immune-system brain cells to go on “high alert” and overreact to later immune challenges by becoming excessively inflammatory — … Read More
Traumatic brain injury rehab outcomes studied
For patients recovering from a traumatic brain injury (TBI), the rehabilitation process — compensating for changes in functioning, adaptation and even community reintegration — … Read More
Discovery of brain activity in severely brain injured patients who ‘wake up’ with sleep drug
George Melendez has been called a medical miracle. After a near drowning deprived his brain of oxygen, Melendez remained in a fitful, minimally conscious … Read More