Fact Sheets

Acquired Brain Injury

TYPE 1
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Falls/Trips
Road traffic accidents
Extreme sports injuries
Climbing accident
Sporting head injuries
Concussion
Assault

TYPE 2
Non Traumatic Brain Injury (NTBI)

Brain Haemorrhage
Brain Tumour
Encephalitis
Meningitis
Cardiac Arrest
Drowning
Suffocation
Strangulation
Poisoning/Sepsis
Chemotherapy
Covid 19

We hope that, over time, this area of the website will provide a range of fact sheets to provide a range of information on issues affecting families living with the effect of an acquired brain injury.

Brain Injury: Stages of Recovery – Ranchos Scale

Hospital Discharge Planning

Deficits of an Acquired Brain Injury

Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Fact Sheet

County Durham Community Foundation Respite Grant Guidelines

Homonymous Hemianopsia

Concussion

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

"Participation in teen sports and normal activities leads to improved quality of life for children and young people post brain injury and helps to maximise outcomes"

Claire Willis; Australia

"Children and young people have poor social competence post brain injury due to reduced cognition, executive functions, and emotional control. As a result they are twice as likely to have mental health issues in the future"

James Tonks; University of London

"Different 'experts' involved in paediatric neuro-rehabilitation come from different organisational cultures which causes conflict and has a negative effect on the outcomes for the child."

Barbara O'Connell; Ireland

"Brain development is complex and prolonged. Brain plasticity is influenced by a range of factors. Plasticity provides a base for neuro-rehab therapies and treatment"

Professor Bryan Kolb; Canada

"My colleague was blown away by the tremendous work your organisation is doing for society." Social Worker

"Often families don't have the financial capability to access services. We need to rethink how we deliver neuro-rehab services to children and young people"

Vicki Anderson; Australia

Child 1 - Aged 14 and 3 years after a traumatic brain injury

	2019	2020	Change
REASONING	301/800	426/800	+ 125
MEMORY	181/800	304/800	+ 123
ATTENTION	463/800	573/800	+ 110
COORDINATION	47/800	309/800	+ 262
PERCEPTION	158/800	374/800	+ 216

"Positive and coordinated neuro-rehab interventions for children and young people is proven to bring health improvements; improve independence; reduces the need for sheltered living; decreases vulnerability; decreases drop-out rates in schools; decreases youth offending"

Eric Hermans; Netherlands

"Rehabilitation interventions can lead to positive outcomes for children and their families if delivered in the familiar home environment and applied to everyday situations"

Cerebra; United Kingdom