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What To Do After Being Diagnosed With Traumatic Acquired Brain Injury

#AskTatyanaLoefflerVulpe More than 1.5 million of your fellow Canadians live with the effects of acquired brain injuries with another 160,000 people being diagnosed each year. Acquired brain injury can be caused by illnesses and disorders, such as meningitis, encephalitis and strokes, or it can be the result of a car accident, a fall or a sports injury. Whatever its cause, ABI may cause chronic pain, seizures, impaired speech and other physical changes in a person as well as altering a person’s ability to make decisions, think or learn. The effects of ABI can change the life of the afflicted person ... Read more