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What are head and brain injuries? 
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What are head and brain injuries?

The following links take you straight to pages of information about head and brain injury.  This information has been checked by doctors to ensure it is correct and appropriate for UK patients.

EQUIP also has pages on some other common neurological disorders:

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Links to useful websites:

The following links contain information about head and brain injury.  The information on these websites has not been checked by our doctors, but they are rated as good quality sites.

Many of the websites of support groups listed below have information on their specific disorders.

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National contacts:

There are also many other support groups for health in general - go to general health contacts  

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West Midlands Information:

Other West Midlands information can be found under General health contacts - West Midlands  

Other information sources:

  • BIBIC (British Institute for Brain Injured Children) has funding from the Department of Health to provide seminars for Health Professionals within England. They are able to cover a range of topics including:
    -Nutrition (Food and Mood; Deciphering Food Labels; Improving Memory, Concentration and Wellbeing through Nutrition; General Healthy Eating; Allergies etc); Behaviour management; Communication; Sensory Integration; Sleep Management; Specific conditions which we deal with such as Aspergers, Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia Downs Syndrome etc.. They can tailor the talks to the needs of your group, combine topics for truly bespoke training and fit into the time you have available. All they require in order to organise a seminar anywhere in England FREE OF CHARGE is a minimum of 10 people and a suitable venue (or they could invite you to their training room at Knowle Hall, Bridgwater again free of charge). There are limited opportunities so please do get in touch if you are interested in taking advantage of this fully funded opportunity. To discuss further please call Hazel 01278 684 060 or email training@bibic.org.uk 
  • Search the BBC news for latest news about head and brain injury
  • Electronic Medicines Compendium contains Patient Information Leaflets on many medicines
  • Medical Dictionary

There are many websites that sell products that might be of interest to patients but we are not providing links to these sites.  There are also email discussion groups and chat rooms that might help some patients, but as we are unable to validate the information you may receive, we are unable to provide links to these sites.

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