Psychological effects - Headway

Mild head injury and concussion - Headway - the brain ...

Mild head injury is also often referred to as concussion, minor head injury or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Regardless of the terminology used, the occurrence of a head injury in these cases causes the brain to shake back and forth inside the skull, causing mild damage. While most mild head injuries

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Lack of insight after brain injury - Headway

making after brain injury. If the main issue is memory, then memory aids and strategies may help. For more information on this, see the Headway booklet Memory problems after brain injury and the Headway factsheet Coping with memory problems. Issues with concentrating or retaining attention come under the term ‘executive dysfunction’.

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Mental capacity: supporting decision making after brain …

have devastating consequences for finances, relationships, careers and any other aspects of life. People who are experiencing difficulties with decision kmaing after brain injury should be assessed by a neuropsychologist, who can plan rehabilitation programmes and help with compensatory strategies.

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A guide to personal injury trusts - Headway

A personal injury trust helps to define and ‘ring fence’ the funds that have arisen from a personal injury, keeping them separate from other assets. This can assist if a person's circumstances change and they become entitled to means tested benefits and care services in the future.

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Hypoxic brain injury - Headway

1 Acknowledgements: Many thanks to Dr Steven White, Consultant Neurophysiologist, for co-authoring this factsheet. Introduction . A hypoxic brain injury is a type of brain injury that occurs when there is a disruption in

A Barrister’s Guide to Your Personal Injury Claim

8. The guide is not intended to erect barriers between you and the party (usually an insurance company) most likely to pay your claim if it succeeds. Everyone wants to keep their insurance premiums down, and insurers are bound to try to root-out unreasonable claims and keep genuine claims to a reasonable level: sections 9 - 11. 9.

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A guide to the Mental Health Act in Scotland

The Mental Health (Care & Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 is designed to strengthen and safeguard the rights of service users to ensure that they receive appropriate care and treatment, based on the principle of least restrictive intervention. It provides a

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Mental health and brain injury - Headway

cognitive behavioural therapy. They are available either through the National Health Service (NHS) or privately, so you can either speak with your GP about referrals, or alternatively, make contact with the Headway helpline for advice on seeking private therapy. • Self-help websites - there are a number of self-help websites that can offer

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Minor head injury discharge advice with disclaimer (Read-Only)

Try not to rush back into normal activities, as this may delay recovery. If you still have any symptoms after two weeks we suggest you see your GP and take ... Security code*: *3 digits on reverse of card Expiry date: Start date: / We (Headway - the brain injury association) hold the information you supply to us on our database. From time to ...

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Rehabilitation following acquired brain injury - Headway

following severe brain injury is recognised to be poor, there is consistent evidence that specialist brain injury programmes for vocational rehabilitation are effective, and that the initial investment in rehabilitation is repaid in cost benefits. The principal themes of the guidelines are as follows:

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ABBREVIATED WESTMEAD PTA SCALE (A-WPTAS) GCS & PTA …

assessment is an objective measure of post traumatic amnesia (PTA). Only for patients with current GCS of 13-15 (<24hrs post injury) with impact to the head resulting in confusion, disorientation, anterograde or retrograde amnesia, or brief LOC. Administer both tests at hourly intervals to gauge

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Occupational Therapy Students Abbreviations

MABC-2 Movement Assessment Battery for Children - Version 2 MCP Metacarpal Phalangeal ... PTA Post Traumatic Amnesia . Page 5 of 6 OT Student Manual 2017 PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PU Passed Urine PV Per Vagina PVD Peripheral Vascular Disease ...

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Mild head injury and concussion - Headway - the brain ...

l Post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) of less than 24 hours after injury. This is a period where people are confused, act strangely and are unable to remember what has just happened. More information on PTA is available in the Headway factsheet Post-traumatic amnesia. It is important to note that only around 10% of reported mild

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Fact Sheet: Coding Guidance for TBI - University of Pittsburgh

Fact Sheet: Coding Guidance for TBI Page 3 of 5 Examples of ICD-10-CM Codes Typically Associated with TBI Acute Injuries Series Code Description S02.0xx Fractures of vault of skull – requires a seventh character for type of encounter and healing S02.1 Fractures of base of skull – requires two digits and a seventh character S06.0 Concussion- requires two digits and a …

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