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Concussion rehabilitation update and a free self-management concussion tool

By Sue Barlow and Carolyn Rondeau on June 3, 2021

Concussions or mild traumatic brain injury are the most common type of traumatic brain injury. It is estimated that every year in British Columbia (BC), there are approximately 14,500 visits to the emergency department and that this number is most likely an underestimate of the “true burden of concussion”.

Practice tip: medication-induced stuttering in psychiatric patients

By Dr. Mary V. Seeman on February 5, 2020

Fellow psychiatrists often ask whether their patients with schizophrenia are aging prematurely. They point to the fact that several of their patients seem slowed down, forgetful, fidgety, and that they garble their words and stutter. These are, of course, all side effects of antipsychotic medication.

Gaps in recognizing, treating and managing concussions

By Dr. Shelina Babul and Hadley Pearce on August 24, 2016

Concussions are the most common form of brain injury in British Columbia, yet they are often under reported due to lack of awareness and education among the general public. The Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT) is a free online resource dedicated to providing resources and training to help increase the recognition, treatment and management of concussions.

Concussion rehabilitation

By Sue Barlow, OT and Jennifer Loffree, OT on December 2, 2015

The statistics regarding recovery from concussion indicate that the majority of individuals will be symptom-free at 3 months; within 6 months 70-75% will be symptom free; and within a year 10% will have 1 persisting symptom and 5% will have 4 or more persisting symptoms

Brain

Concussion rehabilitation update and a free self-management concussion tool

Practice tip: medication-induced stuttering in psychiatric patients

Gaps in recognizing, treating and managing concussions

Concussion rehabilitation

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