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

I was very impressed with the results you have had with the young people you have worked with.
"With support parents cope better so the child has a better recovery"
Andrea Palacio-Navarro; Spain
This is the best support plan we have ever seen that will deliver the best outcomes for this young person.  The costings are 'spot on' and realistic'.  Direct Payments Team.  
"Case management for children and young people post acquired brain injury is 'pivotal' to successful outcomes and must be local"
Deborah Andrews; New Zealand
"Our 10 year study proves that family-led home-based neuro-rehab interventions deliver the best outcomes for children and young people"
Lucia Braga; Brazil
"We are medical practitioners. The real experts are the parents. Over the last 35 years they have taught me everything I know"
Lucia Braga; Brazil
"My colleague was blown away by the tremendous work your organisation is doing for society."  Social Worker
"We would like to see earlier identification and support for children with brain injuries to help them succeed in school."
Dalton Leong; Chief Executive of the Children's Trust
"More play increases brain plasticity and makes for better recovery post brain injury"
Professor Bryan Kolb; Canada
"Taking brain injured children home causes high stress for families. Disjointed services exacerbate family stress levels."
Deborah Andrews; New Zealand

OUR MISSION: To work to remove inequalities for children & young people affected by acquired brain injury; and provide effective support to their families that makes a real difference.

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