Who’s found brain injury recovery to be a preparation for Covid-19 quarantine and social isolation?

It was less to me and others seemed devastated. I felt like I could do another year. Curious how prepared people were and how they became so resilient or not?

Noticing I did not have the function to enjoy activities of life which used to give me some reference pleasure. Recently, I’ve begun to notice small things flour, kind words, the sunshine. To love life you must be able to live it with the capacity soon joy, and I severely interrupted dopamine pathways, kindness, and Measure endocrine and hormonal dysfunction. I think the lesson here is to except that happiness can only come from certain any pain I feel cannot be solved and let out with the gentle breeze of meditation, with a reminder of the wonderful time of had on this earth so far and the amazing experiences to come. I am myself now, comparisons to. The statistssl probabilities of succesdul mastery of a dresm vs. just so fragile life is. And then our time here is more important then shopping and commercial advertisement. Let’s keep meeting the new people we are in finding out the really cool things principals and dispositions them may become source nousishment and over the long l we will be better off suited to understanding others. excepting and comfortable with ourselves bl

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Research update

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Wow, I Never Stopped and Appreciated What It Means To Be in Love.

I’ve fallen in love. I’ve been in love. But I’ve never thought about what it is to be in love. My girlfriend of over 10 years now quit her job and it’s a grad program early and flew home  to be a full-time caretaker for me when I first had my TBI in late 2015.

I finally made one step!

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I know it’s not a huge step but I went into my social media accounts and signed out. It’s very hard to do, I have bad impulse control and that has exacerbated my thought process and decision making. I can only look at it as another…

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS AND AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY DISEASE STATE CLINICAL REVIEW: A NEUROENDOCRINE APPROACH TO PATIENTS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.

Review article Tritos NA, et al. Endocr Pract. 2015. Show full citation Abstract OBJECTIVE: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is now recognized as a major public health concern in the United States and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality in both children and adults. Several lines of evidence indicate that TBI-induced hypopituitarism is not infrequent

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[Neuroendocrine dysfunction and brain damage. A consensus statement]. Leal-Cerro A, et al. Endocrinol Nutr. 2009 Jun-Jul. Show full citation Abstract This consensus statement aims to enhance awareness of the incidence and risks of hypopituitarism in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and/or brain hemorrhages among physicians treating patients with brain damage. The importance of this

Consensus guidelines on screening for hypopituitarism following traumatic brain injury.

Review article Ghigo E, et al. Brain Inj. 2005. Show full citation Abstract PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: The goal of this consensus statement is to increase awareness among endocrinologists and physicians treating patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) of the incidence and risks of hypopituitarism among patients with TBI. RATIONALE: TBI poses significant risk to the pituitary

Anterior hypopituitarism following traumatic brain injury.

Review article Urban RJ, et al. Brain Inj. 2005. Show full citation Abstract PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: To review evidence that there exists a substantial sub-population of patients with endocrine disorders as a result of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to underscore the importance of screening patients with TBI considered most at risk for hypopituitarism with the

Predictors of Hypopituitarism in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury.

Silva PP, et al. J Neurotrauma. 2015. Show full citation Abstract Hypopituitarism may often occur in association with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Identification of reliable predictors of pituitary dysfunction is of importance in order to establish a rational testing approach. We searched the records of patients with TBI, who underwent neuroendocrine evaluation in our institution

Central adrenal insufficiency following traumatic brain injury: a missed diagnosis in the critically injured.

Fan E, et al. Childs Nerv Syst. 2017. Show full citation Abstract BACKGROUND: High-dose steroid administration is no longer recommended in the treatment of acute traumatic brain injury (TBI) as it failed to prove beneficial in improving patients’ outcome. However, a masked benefit of steroid administration in TBI management was that it provided corticosteroid replacement

Biology of posttraumatic stress disorder.

Review article Yehuda R. J Clin Psychiatry. 2001. Authors Yehuda R1. Citation J Clin Psychiatry. 2001;62 Suppl 17:41-6. Abstract Most biological findings in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are compatible with those of the chronic stress response, such as increased corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) concentrations, catecholamine depletion within the central nervous system, and reduced hippocampal volume. However,

Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal dysfunction in posttraumatic stress disorder.

Review article Yehuda R, et al. Biol Psychiatry. 1991. Authors Yehuda R1, Giller EL, Southwick SM, Lowy MT, Mason JW. Author information Citation Biol Psychiatry. 1991 Nov 15;30(10):1031-48. Abstract Neuroendocrine studies examining the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis under baseline conditions and in response to neuroendocrine challenges have supported the hypothesis of altered HPA functioning in posttraumatic

Psychoneuroendocrinology of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Review article Psychiatr Clin North Am. 1998 Jun;21(2):359-79. Abstract In 1980, the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was established to describe the long-lasting symptoms that can occur following exposure to extremely stressful life events. This article reviews the findings of neuroendocrinologic alterations in PTSD and summarizes the finding of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA), catecholamine, hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT)

Survivors SPEAK OUT! Paul McMahon

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Survivors SPEAK OUT! Paul McMahon presented  by Donna O’Donnell Figurski ? Paul McMahon – Brain Injury Survivor from Down Under 1. What is your name? (last name optional) Paul McMahon 2. Where do you live? (city and/or state and/or country) Email (optional) Sydney, Australia 3. On what date…

Report: Majority of military misconduct dismissals linked to brain injury, mental health

Source: Report: Majority of military misconduct dismissals linked to brain injury, mental health   Source: <a href=”https://lookingforthelightblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/report-majority-of-military-misconduct-dismissals-linked-to-brain-injury-mental-health/”>Report: Majority of military misconduct dismissals linked to brain injury, mental health</a> May 16, 2017 / 5 Comments by Looking For The Light Blog Mem and Women have given their lives since we landed in the country, we called

Report: Majority of military misconduct dismissals linked to brain injury, mental health

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Chronically Impairs Sleep- and Wake-Dependent Emotional Processing

Sleep. 2017 Jun 1;40(6). doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsx062. Mantua J(1), Henry OS(2), Garskovas NF(3), Spencer RMC(4)(3). Source: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Chronically Impairs Sleep- and Wake-Dependent Emotional Processing

SHATTERED (BROKEN) DREAMS

Craig, we share some differing views on the core principles to maintain resilience – strictly on a personal level, anything working for anyone working at it is the best principle for them – but I do want to take the time to say I have scarcely been blessed with the time to explore your many

Sleep stage distribution in persons with mild traumatic brain injury

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This Is The Only Type Of Brain Training That Works, According To Science

https://acquiredbraininjury.wordpress.com/2017/08/23/this-is-the-only-type-of-brain-training-that-works-according-to-science/?noredirect=1#noredirectSource: This Is The Only Type Of Brain Training That Works, According To Science

This Is The Only Type Of Brain Training That Works, According To Science

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Who knows where I will be in a year!

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I have no idea where I will be in one year from today. I need to stay positive and keep doing the right thing. I hate that I am in the current situation that I am in, but I did this to myself. I chose to…