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Brain Injury

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Name	Brain Injury
Related to/Also known as	Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Head Injury
Symptoms of Brain Injury	An injury to the head or face, resulting in trauma to the brain. The brain injury may be mild to severe, and the subsequent impact can likewise be from mild, short-term problems to permanent problems including emotional and behavioural changes, cognitive effects and physical disability.
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Useful national contacts	Legal Advice through The Brain Charity Headway Helpline: 0808 800 2244 www.headway.org.uk Find your local support group: https://tinyurl.com/yb8lgz98 HealthUnlocked - Headway's online community: https://healthunlocked.com/headway Brain and Spine Foundation Helpline: 0808 808 1000 www.brainandspine.org.uk Brake (road safety charity) Helpline for road crash victims: 0808 800 0401 www.brake.org.uk UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum Tel. 0845 608 0788 www.ukabif.org.uk Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Development Tel: 0800 0286256 www.birdcharity.org.uk CSF Leak Association Charity working to raise the profile and support understanding of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks, and provides support to sufferers and carers. www.csfleak.info
Children & young people	The Children’s Trust for children with Brain Injury, has resources for families supporting children and young people with a brain injury at this time: Coronavirus: useful resources and support Child Brain Injury Trust For families and professionals affected by childhood acquired brain injury https://childbraininjurytrust.org.uk • Find loal support: https://tinyurl.com/y3a28o6s SameYou charity for young adults with brain injury and stroke www.sameyou.org
Online resources	The Brain Changer Arts Project (The Brain Charity) Coronavirus (Headway) www.headway.org.uk/supporting-you/coronavirus Covid-19 vaccination programme (Brain & Spine Foundation) www.brainandspine.org.uk/coronavirus-covid-19/covid-19-vaccination-programme/ Head Trauma (Facial Palsy UK) https://tinyurl.com/osyc3ak Does my brain hate me? TBI survivor's blog www.doesmybrainhateme.co.uk Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (NHS website) www.nhs.uk/conditions/chronic-traumatic-encephalopathy Brain injury study finds chronic fatigue widely misunderstood (Headway, May 2019) https://tinyurl.com/sjmgsu7 Living with a condition (The Brain Charity)
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Our resources	The library at The Brain Charity has a range of resources on Brain Injury and on a wide range of disability-related issues. Visit our library to read the book for young people MediKidz Explain Aquired Brain Injury.

Face Injury Children and young people