Acquired Brain Injury

Acquired Brain Injury refers to a brain injury of any cause that occurs after birth. This includes Traumatic Brain Injuries such as following a road traffic accident or a fall, and non-traumatic causes such as stroke, tumours and infection.

The effects of a brain injury can be wide ranging, varied in severity and may be temporary or long term.

The brain injury association, Headway, groups these potential effects into three groups:

  • Physical effects such as fatigue, impaired mobility, weakness/paralysis and speech problems;
  • Cognitive effects such as memory problems, impaired reasoning and reducing problem solving ability; and
  • Emotional and behavioural effects such as personality changes, depression, anxiety and anger.

 

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QEF Neuro Rehabilitation Services

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Support for adults with physical, cognitive and/or communication disabilities as a result of an acquired brain injury, stroke or neurological illness.

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Community Neurological Rehabilitation Team (Bognor Regis)

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Rehabilitation support for people who have been clinically diagnosed with a stroke, subarachnoid haemorrhage or acquired brain injury within the last 12 months, or with a diagnosis of a progressive neurological condition and who have the potential for improvement through rehabilitation.

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Community Neurological Rehabilitation Team (Worthing)

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Rehabilitation support for people who have been clinically diagnosed with a stroke, subarachnoid haemorrhage or acquired brain injury within the last 12 months, or with a diagnosis of a progressive neurological condition and who have the potential for improvement through rehabilitation.

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Care for Veterans

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Care for Veterans provides care and rehabilitation for anyone who has served in HM Forces, or their immediate family members, and has an acquired brain injury or a degenerative neurological condition.

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Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust

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BIRT provides assessment and rehabilitation services for people with acquired brain injury (ABI) no matter when the injury was.

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