According to the Brain Injury Association of America, a person in the U.S. sustains a brain injury every nine seconds and the Academy for Multidisciplinary Neurotraumatology states, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) & mild TBI (mTBI) impact an estimated 69 million people annually worldwide. TBI and mTBI brain injuries can have lifelong effects. In this episode, host Brian Browne and new co-host Lizzy Rasmussen discuss TBI/mTBI causes, symptomology, cognitive, health & aging implications, recovery and more.  Listen, enjoy and join the conversation…

Timestamps: 

1:26 What is TBI?

2:15 Common causes of TBI 

3:38 Incidence of TBI 

5:33 mTBI/Concussions 

8:31 Populations of disproportionate TBI risk & Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)

10:44 TBI/mTBI-associated school & work deficits 

13:00 Social determinants in seeking and receiving care 

14:15 Impact of TBI on memory and age-related cognitive decline

17:40 TBI & Pseudodementia 

22:27 Coexistence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) & TBI 

24:54 TBI & other mental health disorders 

27:00 Gold standard TBI treatment: a multidisciplinary approach & self-advocacy 

29:20 Role of nutrition in TBI treatment & recovery 

35:22 Role of exercise in TBI treatment & recovery 

37:31 Hydration 

39:00 Caffeine 

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