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Headway's range of factsheets cover many of the symptoms and practical issues associated with a brain injury.

These free factsheets supplement our booklets, which provide more in-depth information and are available to buy online.

Click the links below to download our factsheets, or contact our helpline if you would like to discuss your issues.

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PDF | 399KB
Basic brain information
Overview of the brain
PDF | 116KB
Carbon Monoxide poisoning
An overview of the causes, effects and treatment of Carbon Monoxide poisoning, a common cause of hypoxic and anoxic brain injury
PDF | 442KB
Coma after brain injury
Find out more about coma, including persistent vegetative state and locked in syndrome
PDF | 137KB
Coma stimulation: suggested activities
An approach based on stimulating the unconscious person’s senses of hearing, touch, smell, taste and vision individually in order to help their recovery
PDF | 222KB
Coping with memory problems - practical strategies
Strategies to help you if you are living with memory problems
PDF | 212KB
Could it be a brain injury? A guide for GPs
A guide for General Practitioners to help identify a minor brain injury in their patients
PDF | 125KB
Difficulties with decision making after brain injury
Practical tips and strategies to help people with brain injury deal with the problems of everyday life and cope with new situations
PDF | 114KB
Epilepsy
An overview of Epilepsy after brain injury
PDF | 224KB
Executive dysfunction
Executive dysfunction is a term for the range of cognitive, emotional and behavioural difficulties which often occur after injury to the frontal lobes of the brain
PDF | 114KB
Guide to the DLA claim form
A step-by-step guide to completing the Disability Living Allowance claim form
PDF | 443KB
Holidays and travel
A guide to travelling after brain injury. Includes a list of travel insurance companies and holiday providers
PDF | 106KB
Hormonal imbalances after brain injury
Damage to the hypothalamus and/or pituitary gland can lead to insufficient or increased release of one or more hormones
PDF | 129KB
Hypoxic and anoxic brain injury
An overview of the causes, effects and treatment of hypoxic and anoxic brain injury
PDF | 133KB
Loss of taste and smell
Practical tips for coping with a loss of taste and smell after brain injury
PDF | 186KB
Making a complaint about NHS treatment
An overview of the NHS complaints system
PDF | 135KB
Making a complaint about social services
A guide to the official complaints process
PDF | 116KB
Managing anger - tips for brain injury survivors
Practical tips for coping with anger after a brain injury
PDF | 108KB
Managing anger - tips for families, friends and carers
Strategies for coping with anger after brain injury
PDF | 37KB
Minor head injury discharge advice
Essential information for people who have attended hospital after a head injury
PDF | 731KB
Post traumatic amnesia
A question and answer guide to PTA, which occurs in many people after brain injury
PDF | 1.0MB
Returning to work and education factsheet pack
Download all of our returning to work and education factsheets in one file
PDF | 467KB
Self-directed support
Find out how you can direct your own support from Social Services
PDF | 125KB
The effects of brain injury
A brief guide to some of the common effects
PDF | 105KB
Welfare benefits checklist
List of some of the most common benefits which may be available to people who have had a brain injury