Unmasking brain injury

People who experience a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can experience a wide range of symptoms, from a headache to death. Often these symptoms are subtle and can be missed by care providers, family members, and coaches. On the next Line One, we discuss traumatic brain injury with a TBI survivor and advocate and her mother.

HOST: Prentiss Pemberton, LCSW
GUEST:

• Annette Alfonsi, Alaska State Coordinator, Unmasking Brain Injury
• Dr. Marie Alfonsi, traumatic brain injury advocate

LINKS:

• Unmasking Brain Injury is an international brain injury awareness organization
• Brain Injury Association of America provides local and national brain injury resources and information
• Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center provides resources for retired and active duty service members
• Is your child returning to school after a brain injury? Get Schooled on Concussions offers guidance on how to manage childhood brain injuries
• Videos from the 2015 Traumatic Brain Injury conference organized by Annette Alfonsi are available on YouTube.

PARTICIPATE:

• Call 550-8433 (Anchorage) or 1-888-353-5752  (statewide) during the live broadcast (10:00 – 11:00am)
• Send email to lineone@alaskapublic.org before, during or after the live broadcast (e-mails may be read on air)
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LIVE BROADCAST: Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at 8:00 p.m. AKDT

LINE ONE’S FAVORITE HEALTH AND SCIENCE LINKS:

• Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic offer extensive health information libraries
• MedlinePlus has a guide to finding reliable health information on the internet
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
• Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit and common logical fallacies

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