Below, we have pulled together a broad range of links to Headway e-booklets and factsheets that provide valuable information on the symptoms and practical issues associated with brain injury.
To make it as easy to navigate as possible, we have grouped the information into the following categories. If you click on a category you will be directed to that area.
About brain injury
About brain injury
Hospital treatment and early recovery after brain injury
Concussion in sport
Hypoxic brain injury
Waiting for rehabilitation after brain injury
Effects of brain injury
Balance problems and dizziness after brain injury – causes and treatment
Balance problems and dizziness after brain injury – tips and coping strategies
Coma and reduced awareness states
Coma stimulation activities
Coping with communication problems after brain injury
Coping with hemiplegia and hemiparesis
Coping with memory problems
Depression after brain injury
Dysphagia after brain injury
Epilepsy after brain injury
Executive dysfunction after brain injury
Hormonal imbalances after brain injury
Lack of insight after brain injury
Loss of taste and smell
Managing anger tips for brain injury survivors
Managing anger
Managing fatigue
Memory problems after brain injury
Mental health and brain injury
Post-traumatic amnesia
Prosopagnosia face blindness after brain injury
Psychologic effects of brain injury
The effects of brain injury
Employment and education
A guide to the equality act 2010
Financial support when returning to work
Returning to education after brain injury
Returning to work after brain injury
Self-employment after brain injury
Family and relationships
Parenting after brain injury
Relationships after brain injury
Sex and sexuality after brain injury
Supporting children when a parent has had a brain injury
Legal issues
A guide to disability discrimination law
A guide to insurance policies after brain injury
A guide to personal injury trusts
A guide to the mental capacity act
Claiming compensation after brain injury
Mental capacity supporting decision making after brain injury
Practical support
A guide to disabled facilities grants
A guide to welfare benefits 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
Rehabilitation after brain injury
Self-directed support
A guide to the WSA and ESA50
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