Brain Injury 101 - Start Here: The Basics Explained

A quiet still-life on a sunlit kitchen table with tea, reading glasses, a notebook of symptom notes, and a lab requisition slip, representing the process of tracking and investigating unexplained symptoms that can emerge after a brain injury.

Brain Injury and Autoimmune Disease: What Survi...

Most conversations about brain injury focus on what happens in the days and weeks afterward. What is less often discussed is what can happen months or years later, in tissues...

Brain Injury and Autoimmune Disease: What Survi...

Most conversations about brain injury focus on what happens in the days and weeks afterward. What is less often discussed is what can happen months or years later, in tissues...

Illustration of cerebral blood vessels showing reduced blood flow associated with vascular dementia.

Vascular Dementia: What Caregivers Need to Know

Vascular dementia is the second most common form of dementia and one of the most misunderstood. The damage can happen quietly for years with no obvious event. Here is what...

Vascular Dementia: What Caregivers Need to Know

Vascular dementia is the second most common form of dementia and one of the most misunderstood. The damage can happen quietly for years with no obvious event. Here is what...

Illustration of the human brain highlighting the frontal and temporal lobes affected by frontotemporal dementia.

Frontotemporal Dementia: What Caregivers Need t...

FTD does not look like Alzheimer's. There is no early memory loss. What there is — and what blindsides families — is a complete change in who their person is....

Frontotemporal Dementia: What Caregivers Need t...

FTD does not look like Alzheimer's. There is no early memory loss. What there is — and what blindsides families — is a complete change in who their person is....

Diagram illustrating circadian rhythm disruption in the brain — the neurological mechanism behind sundowning in dementia patients.

Sundowning in Dementia: What Caregivers Need to...

Sundowning affects up to 66% of people with dementia and is one of the most disruptive features of caregiving. Here's what causes it, why it peaks in late afternoon, and...

Sundowning in Dementia: What Caregivers Need to...

Sundowning affects up to 66% of people with dementia and is one of the most disruptive features of caregiving. Here's what causes it, why it peaks in late afternoon, and...

What Causes Personality Changes?

What Causes Personality Changes?

What causes personality changes? Learn how brain injury, dementia, PTSD, meds, stress, and illness can shift behavior and identity over time.

What Causes Personality Changes?

What causes personality changes? Learn how brain injury, dementia, PTSD, meds, stress, and illness can shift behavior and identity over time.

PTSD vs Traumatic Brain Injury

PTSD vs Traumatic Brain Injury

PTSD vs traumatic brain injury can look similar. Learn key differences, overlap, testing, and what families should watch for at home.

PTSD vs Traumatic Brain Injury

PTSD vs traumatic brain injury can look similar. Learn key differences, overlap, testing, and what families should watch for at home.