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Living with brain injury

A brain injury can cause many physical, cognitive, emotional and behavioural effects, which can have an impact on many different aspects of life. Browse through the topics below to find out more.

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A brain injury can cause many physical, cognitive, emotional and behavioural effects, which can have an impact on many different aspects of life.

Browse through the topics below to find out more.

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  • Case management

    A case manager is responsible for overseeing, co-ordinating and managing the overall care and/or rehabilitation of their client.

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  • Communication problems

    Communication problems after brain injury are very common. The ability to communicate requires extremely complex skills, and many different parts of the brain are involved.

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  • Compensation claims

    In cases where someone else was responsible for causing a brain injury, legal action may be necessary. This typically takes the form of claiming compensation.

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  • Continence problems

    After brain injury, urinary and bowel continence problems can occur alone or at the same time, and can range in severity from just a small leak to a complete loss of function.

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