Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is an injury to the brain caused by a trauma to the head (head injury). There are many possible causes, including road traffic accidents, assaults, falls and accidents at home or at work. Read more >
Acquired Brain Injury
Acquired brain injury covers all situations in which brain injury has occurred since birth, and includes traumatic brain injury as well as tumour, stroke, brain haemorrhage and encephalitis, to name a few. Read more >
Brain Injury Fact Sheets
Download useful information on coping with brain injury and caring for people with a brain injury:
Basic brain information
Overview of the brain. Download now
Becoming a carer
When your relative comes home there may be many new challenges to face. Download now
Coping with Memory problems
Practical Strategies – Strategies to help you if you are living with memory problems. Download now
Relationships
Brain injury can radically alter the dynamics of families and relationships.Download now
The effects of brain injury
A brief guide to some of the common effects. Download now
The early stages after brain injury
The period immediately following your relative’s brain injury is a frightening and confusing time. The outcome can be very uncertain and it will probably be the first time you will have had any experience of brain injury. Download now
These fact sheets are used with the permission of Headway UK, more fact sheets can be found here.
