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A Journey into Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

neuro.RAPT presents an exclusive four part bi-weekly docu-byte series on Severe Traumatic Brain Injury for both our veteran and civilian population.

led by Dr. Theresa Pape, a clinical neuroscientist at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital and Research Associate Professor at Northwestern University.

This educational and thought provoking segment covers:
1) What is Severe Traumatic Brain Injury? ("Severe TBI")
2) What are the common causes of Severe TBI?
3) How many of our veterans have Severe TBI?
4) Are there secondary damages to these incidences?
5) How do you know if you have secondary brain damage?
6) Why is Severe TBI considered a hetergeneous condition?
7) Where do people with Severe TBI go for care?
8) How does the health insurance arena affect civilians with Severe TBI?
9) Is the U.S. medical care and caregiver system set up for Severe TBI?
10) What can we do as a society to help those who have Severe TBI?

Filming date: 05 Jan 2013

Location: Chicago, IL

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Keywords: Severe TBI, severe traumatic brain injuy, Brain Injury, Neuroscience, Neurosciences, Veterans, Veterans Health, concussion, mild TBI, mild traumatic brain injury

Posted by: LG Taylor

Posted on: 02 Dec 2013

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