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Mindstorms: Living with Traumatic Brain Injury

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My daughter suffered a traumatic brain injury last September. She has made tremendous progress since then however, there are still many issues she is faced with. Her courage and determination is astounding.

Mindstorms is informative, well written, and yes, encouraging. The author goes into the many facets of brain injury in simple language. He explains the hardships that the patient endures to reach his or her greatest potential. The author brings understanding to the lay person and care giver from the medical and patient perspective.

For those whose loved ones or friends have gone through traumatic brain injury this book gives great insight into the issues involved with TBI.

It's unfortunate that Mindstorms has so few reviews here. In my opinion, it is the best overview of brain injury available today. In just over 200 pages, it covers every aspect of brain injury, from the emergency room through rehabilitation to reentering the real world. It even has a chapter that reminds family members to take care of themselves. Mindstorms is clearly written. Vignettes of real-life patients treated by the author--who as a neuropsychiatrist is intimately acquainted with brain injury--illustrate and humanize the topics addressed. At times, however, the reader is challenged by medical discussions and terminology. Perhaps most importantly, this book paints a realistic picture of the permanent life-altering aspects of brain injury, while offering the hope that comes from knowing that countless survivors of a brain injury live full, happy, and productive lives.

Amazing book...would highly recommend it to anyone working in the field of brain injury and anyone who has a loved one who has suffered a head injury!!!

This book provides a great overview of the progression of TBI. It also explains the process of good TBI care and the sequence of facilities that a patient moves through, from an ER to the rehabilitation center. Reading the book helps set realistic expectations for the timetable for patient improvement.

This book is very informative & highlights many personal accounts of life following a traumatic brain injury, not only for the victims, but for the caregiver, family or friends. It covers everything. I highly recommend it for anyone trying to educate themselves concerning life after a TBI.

This was an amazing revelation for me after dealing with my husbands TBI for 2 years...I wish someone had advised me of this book at the beginning of the journey!! I have now passed it on to a friend whose son had an accident and has TBI. It's an incredibly informative and helpful book. Dr. Cassidy makes it so easy to understand the most Medical of terms...something I feel our physicians have not.

This book is brilliant, very well written and easy to understand. When a loved one suddenly has a catastrophic accident and has TBI (traumatic brain injury), you life is suddenly out of kilter. There's a whole new language being spoken, and you really need something like this book to be informed during a chaotic time. I'd recommend it to anyone with a brain injury.

As for the seller, they got the book out to me in record time, it was in excellant condition, and I couldn't be more pleased. My copy was even signed by the author!

Thanks so much for making this an affordable investment!

Karen Z

This book points out the personality changes that can occur after brain injury and also give tips on how a person AND their family can get help through the healing process. Extremely helpful.

This book is the best written informational book I have read. I highly recommend that anyone who has had a stroke, bleed, injury, etc to do with the brain read this AND ESPECIALLY THE CARETALERS. It really helped answer a lot of lingering questions I had. My wife had a stroke in 09 and a major brain bleed in 10. It helps, you have to read this, and as a bonus it really reads fast and easy....some medical parts get a bit involved but like any book, read what you need to and skip what. You dpn.t.

This book is a must have for any family living with traumatic brain injury. I just got the book this afternoon and just finished reading it, I could not put it down. It contains excellent information, resources and true life accounts of survivors of TBI. My brother suffered a traumatic brain injury almost two months ago and my only wish is that this book was in the ICU waiting room! Thank you for much needed clarity and help John W. Cassidy!