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Factsheets: Effects of brain injury

Headway's range of factsheets cover many of the symptoms and practical issues associated with a brain injury. This page contains factsheets that provide information on the effects of brain injury.

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Coping with memory problems - practical strategies
Strategies to help you if you are living with memory problems
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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
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Epilepsy
An overview of Epilepsy after brain injury
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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
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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
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Loss of taste and smell
Practical tips for coping with a loss of taste and smell after brain injury
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Managing anger - tips for brain injury survivors
Practical tips for coping with anger after a brain injury
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Managing anger - tips for families, friends and carers
Strategies for coping with anger after brain injury
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Post traumatic amnesia
A question and answer guide to PTA, which occurs in many people after brain injury
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The effects of brain injury
A brief guide to some of the common effects