Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an area of particular emphasis for us.  Prompt identification and appropriate treatment of this condition in combat veterans is of increasing importance.

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These printed materials present the same information in different formats. 

• Handout 
• Article
• Brochure
• Pocketcard

Provider

These printed materials present the same information in different formats. 

• Handout
• Pocketcard 

Clinical Practice Guidelines:

Report of the VA 2009 Consensus Conference: Practice Recommendations for Treatment of Veterans with Comorbid PTSD, mTBI and Pain 

Evidence-based Synthesis Program:  

Teaching Cases:

• Case 1:  Amnestic Disorder and Depression due to Cerebral Aneurysm and TBI 
• Case 2: Traumatic Brain Injury, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Headache 
• Case 3: Anger and Irritability 6 Years After Blast Injury 

• *new* Case 4: Multiple Blast-Related Brain Injuries with Co-Morbidities

Web Courses:

• PTSD 101: Neuropsychiatry of Traumatic Brain Injury - Robin Hurley, MD

Webcast Lectures:

• TBI: Clinical Updates from Neuropsychiatry -  Robin Hurley, MD

• Pharmacist Medication Counseling for TBI -  Joseph LaMotte, PharmD & Jill Fowler, PharmD

• Neurobiology of TBI - Katherine Taber, PhD

• Visual Disorders in Brain Injury - Gary Mancil, OD

 Slides:

Cognitive Treatment of mild TBI Workshop - National MH Meeting, July 09

Articles:

These short review articles are from the "Windows to the Brain" series published in the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences.  Dr. Robin Hurley (MIRECC Associate Director, Education) and Dr. Katherine Taber (MIRECC Assistant Director, Education) are the Contributing Editors for this series.

• PTSD and Combat-Related Injuries: Functional Neuroanatomy
• Blast-Related Traumatic Brain Injury: What Is Known?
• Traumatic Axonal Injury: Atlas of Major Pathways
• Traumatic Axonal Injury: Novel Insights Into Evolution and Identification
• Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Neuroimaging of Sports-Related Concussion