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Here are some other Internet resources to visit:
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Networks
Activity Centre
Networks provides a safe, supportive environment for adults
with brain injury. We promote an active lifestyle through
opportunities for social interaction, physical activity,
and community involvement. Networks goal is to enhance the
quality of life for those with brain injury through recreation,
social, and community involvement. |
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Edmonton
Brain Injury Relearning Society
EBIRS
specializes in compensatory cognitive rehabilitation for those
with an acquired, non-progressive, moderate to severe brain
injury seeking development of lost personal skills. |
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The Brain Injury Association of Alberta
The Brain Injury Association of Alberta (BIAA) is a provincial
advocacy group dedicated to improving the quality of life
for individuals with the effects of acquired brain injury.
There are links to all the local support groups in Alberta
as well as a newsletter, and upcoming events.
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Traumatic Brain Injury - TBI Chat Room
is an extensive Brain Injury Chat Room for survivors and caregivers.
Many resources here including links to other TBI resources,
various chat rooms, links to survivors' homepages, pictures,
stories, poems and writings. |
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The Brain Injury Glossary
is a massive alphabetical listing of all medical, legal, and
rehabilitation terms related to brain injury. Also includes
a complete Guide to Brain Anatomy and "Understanding Coma".
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The Whole Brain Atlas
The Whole Brain Atlas is a brain imaging information resource
which integrates clinical information with various imaging
data from MRI, PET scans, X-Ray and more. The Atlas
includes over 13,000 brain images from 30 different cases
from the Harvard Medical School and MIT. |
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TBI Medical Information
Here is a page of links providing excellent information about
what happens to the brain as a result of trauma, the common
effects of damage to specific areas of the brain, rehab information,
chat rooms, and much more. |
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The Ontario Brain Injury Association
has been committed since 1986 to enhancing the quality of
life for those living with an acquired brain injury. They
have an extensive kids section along with a newsletter and
conference listings. |
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The Perspectives Network, Inc.
Their primary focus is positive communication between persons
with brain injury, family members/ caregivers/ friends of
persons with brain injury, and the many professionals who
treat persons with brain injury, in order to create positive
changes and enhance public awareness and knowledge of brain
injury. |
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Brain Injury Association USA Home Page
is the American Association's website featuring a massive
amount of every type of brain injury related information.
They feature medical and treatment/ rehabilitation information
and serve as a clearinghouse for all variety of related brain
injury resources. They also have conference listings,
a terrific kids section and a bookstore. |
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The Brain Injury Information Page
is an American law firm with extensive resources covering
the medical, social, and legal aspects of traumatic brain
injury. They also include lists of support groups, brain
injury associations and essays from survivors. |
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American Academy of Neurology
Information about the medical specialty of neurology and disorders
of the brain and nervous system, with links to other neurology
resources. Also includes an international listing of neurologists,
Academy sponsored meetings and other neurology-related events. |
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NeuroScience Center
This website contains commercially and freely provided clinical
and research information for professionals of all disciplines
working in the neurosciences. Also includes The Journal
of Cognitive Rehabilitation (JCR) searchable database, a Bookstore,
and a Survivor's Directory filled with rehab stories and experiences. |
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Neuroscience
for Kids
This extensive website has been created for students and teachers
who would like to learn more about the brain and nervous system.
It has plenty of experiments, activities and games to
help you learn about the nervous system, along with a Newsletter
for Kids. Excellent info here! |
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Alberta Brain Injury
Network (ABIN)
The Alberta Brain Injury Network was launched September 2000,
to address the needs of adults with acquired brain injury.
The aim of the Network is to provide province-wide community
support services to enable persons with brain injury to live,
work and participate in their communities. ABIN also publishes
the Brain
Injury Survival Guide. |
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Brain Resource
Contains Agency Directory, Conferences, Courses and Library
categories. |
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Alberta Artists
with Brain Injury (AABI)
AABI is an association of survivors of brain injury who have
chosen to express themselves through the use of various artistic
mediums (drawing, painting, photography, sculpture or writing).
Contact: Anna Lea Srigley
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The Brain from
Top to Bottom
An extensive site from McGill University with a wide range
of information about brain function, development and health
issues. Information is presented in levels of detail appropriate
for beginner, intermediate and advanced inquiries. |
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Alberta’s second provincial conference for acquired
brain injury was held in Red Deer, Alberta on April 7 &
8, 2005. The conference focused on establishing links between
people, services and researchers and celebrated past successes
of the Brain Injury Sector with an eye to our future. Click
on the logo to view the website developed in winter 2004
for the conference.
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