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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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  • Redeveloping skills

    Often there are times between periods of rehabilitation, or when formal hospital rehabilitation has finished, when someone who has a brain injury is at home for long periods of time. If this time is used carefully, it can help towards continuing the process of recovery, and prevent possible boredom or loss of skills.

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  • Relationships

    The effects of brain injury can have an overall impact on a person's personality, behaviour and skills, and this, in turn may affect relationships. There are a number of ways in which this can happen. Some relationships may strengthen, whereas others may become strained over time or even completely break down.

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