People Living with Brain Injury Face Lingering Effects
Shepherd Center clinicians provide info on how you can get and give help.
With intensive rehabilitation and support, many people living with a brain injury are able to return to work, school and/or community involvement. Still, they may struggle with some lingering effects of brain injury.
With the goal of raising awareness and providing ongoing support for people living with brain injury, Shepherd Center clinicians compiled these lists of common issues, information resources and ways you can help.
Ongoing Issues That Can Affect Brain Injury Survivors:
- Memory and Cognition Problems
- Headaches
- Diminished Self-Awareness
- Emotional and Behavioral Changes
- Seizures
- Depression
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Ways to Continue Functional Improvement after Rehabilitation
- Beyond Therapy® at Shepherd Center
- Side by Side Clubhouse in Stone Mountain, Ga.
- Shepherd Center Research
- Mobile Device Apps to Help Boost Memory and Thinking, Manage Money and Time, etc. (Download List Above in PDF Format)
Information Resources
- My Shepherd Connection
- Brain Injury 101
- Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund of Georgia
- Brain Injury Association of Georgia
- Brain Injury Association of America
- Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center
- Brain Trauma Foundation
Ways You Can Help
- Give to Shepherd Center
- Volunteer with the Brain Injury Peer Visitor Association
Links for More Reading
Brain Injury Rehabilitation at Shepherd Center
Brain Injury Resources Listing
Brain Injury Content on Shepherd Center Newsroom
Shepherd Center provides world-class clinical care, research, and family support for people experiencing the most complex conditions, including spinal cord and brain injuries, multi-trauma, multiple amputations, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and pain. Ranked by U.S. News as one of the nation’s top 10 hospitals for rehabilitation and the best in the Southeast, Shepherd Center treats more than 850 inpatients and 7,600 outpatients annually with unmatched expertise and unwavering compassion to help them begin again.