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Head Cases - Stories of Brain Injury and Its Aftermath

Head Cases - Stories of Brain Injury and Its Aftermath

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DATE : Fri, 16 May 2008 13:18:43 -0400
Entered in Database : 2008-05-16 17:18:43
length : 2621
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Host: Gerry Brooks, MA, CCC, CBIST, Director of Brain Injury Programs, Northeast Center for Special Care Guest:   Michael Paul Mason, Author, Brain Injury Case Manager. Time: 26:21

Synopsis: A discussion of the new book Head Cases - Stories of Brain Injury and Its Aftermath, with author Michael Paul Mason.

Mr. Mason talks about what led him to write the book. There is a frank discussion of the state of brain injury rehabilitation in the US and suggestions on how people could work to improve that.

Mr. Mason speaks about his experiences at a military hospital in Iraq and compares that to how medical services are delivered to soldiers may have an affect on treatment for the civilian population in the future.

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