Brain injury

Are you looking for information about brain injury? This page is the place to start.

Head injury and concussion booklet and related resources


This booklet is intended to provide general information about head injuries. It has been written to answer some of the questions asked by people who have had a head injury, as well as for their families and carers.


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Tests and investigations


Other related information



Children's resources


Hurt your head? Want to know more about what happened to you in hospital or what to expect when you get home?

Children affected by acquired brain injury can visit All About ABI, a specially designed website from the Brain and Spine Foundation.

Resources for professionals


Educational implications of acquired brain injury is a training day and handbook for educational psychologists providing guidance and information on how to support pupils with acquired brain injury (ABI) and their parents and teachers.

Patient perspectives on brain injury


Traumatic head injury: Steve Pape's story


It was meant to be a short motorbiking holiday in Scotland with friends. But, following a major collision on his bike, Steve Pape was admitted to Intensive Care, where he remained, in a coma, for about a month. In this article he describes his rehabilitation from traumatic brain injury.

Discussion forum


Discuss your own experiences, talk to others and post questions for our neuroscience nurses who moderate the discussion forum.

Need more information?


Call our free helpline on 0808 808 1000 to speak to a neuroscience nurse, or email helpline@brainandspine.org.uk

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Useful websites


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