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Interesting distinction between visual issues caused by stroke and by TBI. There's a test you can get for visual processing issues post TBI

Went to the stroke clinic today to get assessed for suspected TIA's causing visual problems. Consultant said my issues were not TIA related because my visual...

Went to the stroke clinic today to get assessed for suspected TIA's causing visu...

•3 hours ago

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Wait Time for a Rehab Place

hi all, it’s been 6 weeks since my dad was assaulted & ended up with a brain injury. He’s doing amazingly considering his injury & where he started he just...

hi all, it’s been 6 weeks since my dad was assaulted & ended up with a brain in...

•2 days ago

Dreaded Covid

Having started with a bad cold last week after having a gastroscope, at my local hospital, I didn’t think too much about it at first, eventually went to...

Having started with a bad cold last week after having a gastroscope, at my local...

•2 days ago

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garden kaputt...

hey all,most of you know the trauma with what is my 3 garden areas.anyway,left to visit sean y/day,whole street out watching machines etc,lads doing things...

hey all,most of you know the trauma with what is my 3 garden areas.anyway,left t...

•3 days ago

My Life

Life is always just out of reach.The transparent wall unbreakable The normality uncatchable Thoughts jumbled with dizziness. My Life

Life is always just out of reach.The transparent wall unbreakable The normality...

•5 days ago

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage & Tinnitus

Hi I had a Subarachnoid hemorrhage 4 weeks ago with no Aneurysms or other abnormalities found after an Angiogram. I feel very lucky & grateful to be one of the...

Hi I had a Subarachnoid hemorrhage 4 weeks ago with no Aneurysms or other abnorm...

•5 days ago

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The most informative web page I have seen about vision loss after stroke is from the RNIB.

Hi folks was searching for info on loss of vision after TIA and came across this page from the Royal National Institute for the Blind. It's really informative...

Hi folks was searching for info on loss of vision after TIA and came across this...

•5 days ago

Going blind, suspected TIA, anyone else had this

For the last couple of months my vision from the left eye has been going black after exposure to bright light and LED lights for more than a couple of hours....

For the last couple of months my vision from the left eye has been going black a...

•5 days ago

Ideas for part time work

I'm looking to get into part time administration work. Feel overwhelmed with searching online and applying online. Fatigue sets in with screen...

I'm looking to get into part time administration work. Feel overwhelmed with se...

•5 days ago

PIPS Review

Hi everyone, I have not posted for some time due to a catalogue of illnesses, which has left me with a long covid diagnosis. This has made all elements of...

Hi everyone, I have not posted for some time due to a catalogue of illnesses, ...

•5 days ago

Is this discrimatory?

I have been in contract with Microsoft Disability Helpline. (I post about it before but I not can't login to that account. This site is very complex). The...

I have been in contract with Microsoft Disability Helpline. (I post about it bef...

•6 days ago

My Life

Dissociated for the whole day and panic and severe depression.It's to much

Dissociated for the whole day and panic and severe depression.It's to much

•6 days ago

Always put off until tomorrow what you don't have energy for today

That's my new motto going forward. Procrastination. It's important and we need it, so I wanted to share. Thanks for reading! 😃

That's my new motto going forward. Procrastination. It's important and we need i...

•7 days ago

Fatigue coping strategies

Hi everyone, We are updating our information on fatigue and would love to hear your tips on managing fatigue after brain injury. Please share your advice...

Hi everyone, We are updating our information on fatigue and would love to hear ...

Partner•7 days ago

Memory issues? Learn more.

Interesting video https://youtu.be/R0wbTR95VEs?si=fEMwohO-1KZsuG0O

Interesting video https://youtu.be/R0wbTR95VEs?si=fEMwohO-1KZsuG0O

•8 days ago

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phone number for advice

I’ve seen on here before there’s a phone number for advice but I can’t find it😭 is there one and how do I find it?

I’ve seen on here before there’s a phone number for advice but I can’t find it😭...

•9 days ago

How do you fill your days?

Hello folks. It's been ages since I posted. I've been trying a few new things to keep busy, but seasons change, circumstances change, and nothing has fitted...

Hello folks. It's been ages since I posted. I've been trying a few new things to...

•10 days ago

very rapid racing brain

this has happened a few times maybe 3or 4 .. it is exhausting as you would think my brain was asking about a thousand things at once .. very fast and very...

this has happened a few times maybe 3or 4 .. it is exhausting as you would thin...

•10 days ago

Neuro psychologist

Hi, Our GP has recommended my husband see a Neuro psychologist following ABI after a very serious traffic accident. He has given us an open referral letter...

Hi, Our GP has recommended my husband see a Neuro psychologist following ABI ...

•11 days ago

'Long Concussion'

A very interesting article on links between PCS and Long COVID....

A very interesting article on links between PCS and Long COVID....

•11 days ago

Work - will they want me back?

hello, first time poster here! in Oct 22 I suffered a right basal ganglia hemmorage - icu for 9 days, then 2 months on hospital and then a further 2months in...

hello, first time poster here! in Oct 22 I suffered a right basal ganglia hemm...

•12 days ago

Help with seeking diagnosis

Hi,I posted a while ago here and then didn't manage to come back. Will start from the beginning...dad had a heart attack in Aug 23. He collapsed and hit his...

Hi,I posted a while ago here and then didn't manage to come back. Will start fro...

•13 days ago

My Life

With the ocd I have to constantly check everything multiple times because if I don't I think something bad could happen to my family .Lights on and off...

With the ocd I have to constantly check everything multiple times because if I d...

•13 days ago

Seeking clarification

I don’t know how to add a second image, but the last sentence continues as: “area of bleeding in your brain with associated swelling around the bleeding area”...

I don’t know how to add a second image, but the last sentence continues as: “are...

•13 days ago

9 months apart CT scan - HOW?

These side CT scans are of a healthy 33 year old and are nine months apart. How is this possible?

These side CT scans are of a healthy 33 year old and are nine months apart. How ...

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•14 days ago

Bizarre CT scan

These CT scans are of a healthy 33 year old and are nine months apart. How is this possible?

These CT scans are of a healthy 33 year old and are nine months apart. How is th...

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•14 days ago

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Brilliant anatomy demonstrations, learn about your brain, nervous system and how it interacts with the body.

Want to know about the brain and cranial nerves, what they do and how it all connects with the body? YouTube series by Dr Sam Webster, Swansea University....

Want to know about the brain and cranial nerves, what they do and how it all con...

•14 days ago

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Interesting radio series on how to reduce stress by simply concentrating on your breathing, tensing and relaxing.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001z66y

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001z66y

•15 days ago

Support for carers...with TBI that is subtle

My husband made a miraculous recover from his TBI 10 years ago - to most observers. I see the odd little thing he does that show its legacy. But many others...

My husband made a miraculous recover from his TBI 10 years ago - to most observe...

•15 days ago

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