Head and Brain Injuries

Anatomy/Physiology

1.	Ventricles of the Brain Hydrocephalus Foundation, Inc. http://www.hydrocephalus.org/ventr.htm




2.	Brain Maps Brain Injury Association of America http://www.biausa.org/Pages/brain_maps.html




3.	Atlas of the Body: The Skull American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZCIHWBGJC&sub_...




4.	Atlas of the Body: The Brain -- Side View American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZYUAM46JC&sub_...




5.	Atlas of the Body: The Brain -- Lobes American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZR9WH46JC&sub_...

Children

1.	Bump on the Head: When Is It Serious? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00763




2.	Concussions Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/aches/concussion.html




3.	JAMA Patient Page: Inflicted Brain Injury in Child American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ4SS4F0JD&sub_...




4.	Head Injuries Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/emergencies/head_injury.html




5.	Shaken Baby Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/shakenbaby/shakenbaby.htm




6.	Think First for Kids ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation http://www.thinkfirst.org/kids/




7.	Traumatic Brain Injury National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs18txt.htm




8.	What Is a Coma? Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/coma.html

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Brain Injuries National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001930&recruiting...




2.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Coma National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D003128&recruiting...




3.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Craniocerebral Trauma National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D006259&recruiting...




4.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Brain Concussion National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001924&recruiting...

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	Computed Tomography (CT): Head American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/ct_of_the_head.htm




2.	Functional MR Imaging (fMRI): Brain American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/functional_mr.htm




3.	Head Trauma Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FA00008

Dictionaries/Glossaries

1.	Brain and Nervous System Definitions Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=BN00023

Directories

1.	Find a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation http://www.e-aapmr.org/imis/imisonline/findphys/find.cfm




2.	Find a Board-Certified Neurosurgeon American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/findaneuro/

Law and Policy

1.	Bicycle Helmet Use Laws National Highway Traffic Safety Administration http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/New-fact-sheet03/BicycleHelmetUse.pd...

National Institutes of Health

1.	Traumatic Brain Injury National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tbi/tbi.htm




2.	Traumatic Brain Injury: Hope through Research National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tbi/detail_tbi.htm

Organizations

1.	Brain Injury Association of America http://www.biausa.org/Pages/home.html




2.	National Institute of Neurological Disorders and S http://www.ninds.nih.gov/




3.	National Center for Injury Prevention and Control http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/

Overviews

1.	Types of Brain Injury Brain Injury Association of America http://www.biausa.org/Pages/types_of_brain_injury.html




2.	Traumatic Brain Injury Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00552




3.	Concussion and Brain Injury and Where to Get Help National Center for Injury Prevention and Control http://www.cdc.gov/doc.do?id=0900f3ec8006c289




4.	Brain Injury American Academy of Neurology http://www.thebrainmatters.org/index.cfm?key=1.13.1

Prevention/Screening

1.	JAMA Patient Page: Protecting against Head Injurie American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ8ZI10NAC&sub_...




2.	Prevention Questions Brain Injury Association of America http://www.biausa.org/Pages/faqs.html




3.	Heads Up: Preventing Brain Injuries National Center for Injury Prevention and Control http://www.cdc.gov/doc.do?id=0900f3ec8000d8c9

Rehabilitation/Recovery

1.	Guide to Selecting and Monitoring Brain Injury Reh Brain Injury Association of America http://www.biausa.org/Pages/guide_to_selecting.html




2.	Becoming Well Again through…Cogniti American Brain Tumor Association http://www.abta.org/wellagain2.php




3.	Becoming Well Again through…Rehabil American Brain Tumor Association http://www.abta.org/wellagain4.php




4.	Becoming Well Again through…Speech American Brain Tumor Association http://www.abta.org/wellagain5.php

Related Issues

1.	Traumatic Brain Injury: Cognitive and Communicatio National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/tbrain.asp




2.	Head Injuries: What to Watch for Afterward American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/084.xml




3.	Coma, Including Persistent Vegetative State National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/coma/coma.htm

Research

1.	Knocking Noggins Society for Neuroscience http://web.sfn.org/content/Publications/BrainBriefings/knocking.html




2.	Helmets Could Help Head Off Injuries in Skaters Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/helmets_skaters.html




3.	Traumatic Brain Injury and Transplants Society for Neuroscience http://web.sfn.org/content/Publications/BrainBriefings/brain_injury_trauma....




4.	Life and Death of a Neuron National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/brain_basics/ninds_neuron.htm




5.	It’s Just a Ding, Coach; I Can Playâ American Academy of Neurology http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/full/63/8/E15

Specific Conditions

1.	JAMA Patient Page: Concussion in Sports American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZMFGAA9ND&sub_...




2.	Brain Injuries and Mass Trauma Events National Center for Injury Prevention and Control http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masstrauma/braininjuriespub.asp




3.	Intracranial Hematoma Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00330




4.	Concussion Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00320




5.	Cerebral Hypoxia National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/anoxia/anoxia.htm

Teenagers

1.	Concussions Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/first_aid/concussions.html




2.	Think First: Teens and Young Adults ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation http://www.thinkfirst.org/teens/