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Traumatic brain injury (TBI), a form of acquired brain injury, occurs when a sudden trauma causes damage to the brain. TBI can result when the head suddenly and violently hits an object, or when an object pierces the skull and enters brain tissue.
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Breast Cancer Treatment & RehabilitationIf you have been…Continue
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Thanks to Renie, moderator of LWTN, for sharing the links of the basic forms and worksheets that can help you organize your medical information and also prepare for a doctor visit.Here's the list:…Continue
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Bensfriends.org, the organization that runs this network and sets up patient support groups to help and support patients diagnosed with rare illnesses is being featured at goodcausetv. Ben's Friends…Continue
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My name is Jim Bunetta, I am 52 years old, and I have numerous neurological problems as well irreversible brain damage that I have had for ten years now due to toxins in the commercial painting…Continue



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Hello everyone,
My name is Jim Bunetta, I am 52 years old and I have numerous neurological problems as well irreversible brain damage that I have had for ten years now due to toxins in tjhhe commercial paintig …
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Wernicke's aphasia. I bumped into this term as I was watching this extraordinary woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury when she was just a teen.
(A mental note to myself: more on that term later.)
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Patient Communities
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
ADHD/ADD
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)
Amyloidosis
Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
Ataxia (International)
Ataxia (U.S.A.)
Atrial Septal Defect
Brain Aneurysms
Charcot Marie Tooth (CMT)
Chiari Malformation
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)
Crohn's Disease
Disabilities
Eagle Syndrome
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Erythromelalgia
Fabry
Fibromyalgia
Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia(GPN)
Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)
Lupus
Lyme Disease
Multiple Myeloma
Myositis
Narcolepsy
Nephrotic Syndrome
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)
Sjogren's Syndrome
Synovial Sarcoma
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN)
Von Willebrand's Disease (VWD)
Other Rare Diseases
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