Brain injury survival kit : 365 tips, tools, & tricks to deals with cognitive function loss / Cheryle Sullivan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sullivan, Cheryle.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brain damage--Popular works.

Brain damage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (188 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Demos Medical Pub. ; [Berkeley, Calif.] : Distributed in the US and Canada by Publishers Group West, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over 1.4 million people sustain a brain injury each year in the United States. Add to that the number of returning veterans with a brain injury and the numbers are staggering. The Brain Injury Survival Kit: 365 Tips, Tools & Tricks to Deal with Cognitive Function Loss aims to give brain injury survivors, their families, and loved ones the strategies they need to improve brain function and quality of life. The book is a compendium of tips, techniques, and life-task shortcuts that author Cheryle Sullivan has compiled from her personal experience. Readers will learn successful approaches to:# Bal

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Dedicated; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Put Your House In Order: Strive for a Healthier Lifestyle; Chapter 2 The Game Plan; Chapter 3 Energy; Chapter 4 Checklists and Routines; Chapter 5 Attention; Chapter 6 Memory; Chapter 7 Time Management; Chapter 8 Organization; Chapter 9 Communication; Chapter 10 Transportation; Chapter 11 Navigating the Medical Maze; Chapter 12 Resources; Index; A - C; D; E - H; I - N; O - R; S - T; U - Y; About the Author: My Story

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-158) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-18950-6

9786612189500

1-935281-20-8

OCLC:

429669017