Headway's range of e-booklets and factsheets cover many of the symptoms and practical issues associated with a brain injury.
You can browse the library below, clicking the download arrow to view a PDF version. Use the search tools above to filter by category, audience or keyword.
Many of our e-booklets are available to buy through our online shop, and you can click the button next to them to order now. People with a brain injury and their family members can order free printed copies of our booklets and factsheets through the Headway helpline.
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"It helps so much to have an informative, clear and trustworthy resource like yours - an expert translator, free of charge, both for ourselves and for others."
- Rich Downey, brain injury survivor
About the brain
Carbon monoxide poisoning
Concussion in sport
Concussion in the workplace
GP's guide to management of acquired brain injury
GP's guide to mild brain injury
Hospital treatment and early recovery after brain injury
Hypoxic brain injury
Mild head injury and concussion
Mild head injury discharge advice - Adults
Rehabilitation after brain injury
Waiting for rehabilitation after brain injury
Ward nurse's guide to management of acquired brain injury
Anger after brain injury
Anxiety after brain injury
Ataxia after brain injury
Balance problems and dizziness after brain injury
Coma after brain injury
Communication problems after brain injury
Continence problems after brain injury
Decision making difficulties after brain injury
Depression after brain injury
Dysphagia (swallowing problems) after brain injury
Epilepsy after brain injury
Executive dysfunction after brain injury
Face blindness (prosopagnosia) after brain injury
Fatigue after brain injury
Headaches after brain injury
Hormonal imbalances after brain injury
Identity after brain injury
Insight and awareness after brain injury
Memory problems after brain injury
Menopause after brain injury
Post-traumatic amnesia
Post-traumatic growth after brain injury
Prolonged disorders of consciousness after brain injury
Psychological effects of brain injury
Sleep problems after brain injury
Taste and smell issues after brain injury
The effects of brain injury
Visual problems after brain injury
Weakness or paralysis (one-sided) after brain injury
Colleagues' guide to brain injury
Employers' guide to brain injury
Making a complaint about treatment at work after brain injury
Returning to education after brain injury
Returning to work after brain injury
Volunteering after brain injury
Ageing carers of brain injury survivors
Caring for someone with a brain injury
Friends' guide to brain injury
Grandparents' guide to (adult) brain injury
Parenting after brain injury
Parents' guide to (adult) brain injury
Partners' guide to brain injury
Relationships after brain injury
Sex and sexuality after brain injury
Siblings' guide to brain injury
Supporting children when a parent has had a brain injury
A guide to the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act
A guide to the Mental Capacity Act
A guide to the Mental Health Act in Scotland
Claiming compensation after brain injury
Discrimination after brain injury
Insurance policies after brain injury
Mental capacity: supporting decision making after brain injury
Personal injury trusts after brain injury
The Equality Act - a guide for brain injury survivors
Understanding brain injury in the criminal justice system - a guide for prison staff
Understanding brain injury in the criminal justice system - a guide for probation staff
Alcohol after brain injury
Alcohol after brain injury - tips for families, friends and carers
Assessment and funding of care after brain injury
Case management after brain injury
Disabled Facilities Grants after brain injury
Driving after brain injury
Holidays and travel after brain injury
Making a complaint about health and social care services
Redeveloping skills after brain injury
Safeguarding after brain injury
Scans and tests after brain injury
Brain Injury Discharge Advice factsheet - Polish
Brain Injury Discharge Advice factsheet - Russian
Coping with memory problems factsheet - Polish
Coping with memory problems factsheet - Russian
Fatigue after brain injury factsheet - Polish
Fatigue after brain injury factsheet - Russian
The effects of brain injury factsheet - Polish
The effects of brain injury factsheet - Russian
Appealing a welfare benefits decision
Attendance Allowance after brain injury
Carers Allowance after brain injury
Completing welfare benefits application forms - tips for brain injury survivors
Employment and Support Allowance after brain injury
Personal Independence Payment after brain injury
Preparing for welfare benefits assessments - tips for brain injury survivors
Statutory Sick Pay after brain injury
Universal Credit after brain injury