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Foreword |
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Acknowledgements |
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Introduction |
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How to Use This Book |
| 3. |
A Momentary Lapse of Attention: A Brain Is Injured (Click For Excerpt) |
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Brain Injury Basics #1 (Click For Excerpt) |
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The Healthy Brain |
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The Injured Brain |
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The Healing Brain |
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The Litany of Uncertainty: It Will Be Months Before We Know For Sure |
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Brain Injury Basics #2 |
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Dealing with Doctors |
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The Glasgow Coma Scale |
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What Is a Coma? |
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The Rancho Los Amigos Scale |
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Checklist #1 - The First Few Days |
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A Tsunami of Emotions: Two Lives Will Be Rearranged |
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How to Succeed as a Caregiver |
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Take Care of Yourself |
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Faith |
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Asking for Help |
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The Family and Medical Leave Act |
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Case Managers |
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How Well Will My Survivor Recover? |
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Checklist #2 - Focus on What You Can Control |
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Waiting, Watching, Hoping: Emerging from a Coma |
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Paying the Bills |
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Health Insurance |
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Disability Pay |
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Disability Pay & Health Insurance for Children |
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Do We Need an Attorney? |
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Checklist #3 - Paying the Bills |
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Trapped in the Fog: From Coma to Post-Traumatic Amnesia |
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Life with a Brain Injury |
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Physical Impairments |
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Cognitive Impairments |
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Communication Impairments |
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Emotional Impairments |
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Behavioral Impairments |
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Social Impairments |
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Spasticity |
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Seizures |
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The Impact of Brain Injury on the Family |
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Checklist #4 - Preparing Yourself and Your Family |
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In Limbo: Stranded between Intensive Care and Rehabilitation |
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An Introduction to Rehabilitation |
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Post-Traumatic Amnesia |
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Rehabilitation Basics |
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Selecting a Rehabilitation Facility |
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Nursing Homes |
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Checklist #5 - Planning for Rehabilitation |
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Eleven Years Later: The Future Can Be Bright |
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Glossary |
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List of Essential Resources |
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State Brain Injury Associations |
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Index |