Are you wondering about the common symptoms of mild traumatic brain injury, also known as concussion, and how to manage them? Need resources to help educate patients about TBI? Here are free, downloadable fact sheets that discuss various topics related to TBI—symptom management, awareness and prevention, clinical education, family resources and more. Whether you’re a service member, family member or health care provider, there are resources for you.
This fact sheet is designed to educate deployed service members about traumatic brain injuries immediately after concussion injury.
This fact sheet identifies major physical, cognitive, and emotional symptoms of concussion and provides coping and recovery tips. Also available in Spanish.
Although the majority of service members recover from concussion with little to no intervention, some experience symptoms beyond the first three months after their initial injury. This guide addresses why symptoms continue to persist in some patients and how they can cope or seek additional help.
This fact sheet can be used to educate patients with concussion/mild TBI on how to manage dizziness related to their injury. To see videos of the exercises described in the fact sheet, visit the Hearing Center of Excellence page on "Vestibular Home Exercises."
This guide helps concussed service members understand vision problems and provides insight into treatment options. To see videos of the exercises described in the fact sheet, visit the Hearing Center of Excellence page on "Vestibular Home Exercises."
This fact sheet offers patients who experience sleep problems relating to TBI with healthy tips that can likely improve their sleep.
This fact sheet provides non-drug options to help those diagnosed with a mild TBI and associated post-traumatic headache manage their symptoms.
This fact sheet defines concussion/mild traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder and explains how overlapping symptoms often occur. It also describes why it’s important to seek out treatment for both conditions and provides helpful advice on what to tell your family and friends to help in the recovery process.
This fact sheet can be used to educate patients with concussion/mild TBI on how to manage changes in mood related to their injury.
This fact sheet can be used to educate patients with concussion/mild TBI on how to manage memory problems related to their injury.
Neck pain can occur together with headaches following a concussion. This fact sheet provides information to help patients manage neck pain.
This fact sheet provides instructions for line leaders and commanders on when to evaluate service members involved in potentially concussive events in deployed settings.
