What Happens After Traumatic Brain Injury

Summary: More than 2 million people a year visit US emergency rooms with brain injuries.
Air Date: 12/5/15
Duration: 60
Host: Michael Roizen, MD
Guest Bio: Sandeep Vaishnavi, MD, PhD
clip image0022Sandeep Vaishnavi, MD, PhD is Director of the Neuropsychiatric Clinic at Carolina Partners, he is staff neuropsychiatrist at the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center of the Duke University Medical Center, Clinical Associate in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and Consulting Associate in the department of community and family medicine at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. 

His credentials includeDirector, Neuropsychiatric Clinic, Carolina Partners, Neuropsychiatrist, Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke Medicine, and Clinical Associate, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke Medicine.
  • Book Title: The Traumatized Brain: A Family Guide to Understanding Mood, Memory and Behavior after Brain Injury
What Happens After Traumatic Brain Injury
More than 2 million people a year visit US emergency rooms with brain injuries. 

Whatever the cause -- a car crash, work accident, sports injury, domestic violence, combat -- a severe blow to the head results in immediate and often lasting symptoms. 

But, some people aren't getting the help they need after this life-changing event.

Tune in to hear from neuropsychiatrist Dr. Sandeep Vaishnavi, co-author of the new book, The Traumatized Brain

Learn how to spot the warning signs -- a critical first-step to getting help. 

Dr. Vaishnavi and Dr. Roizen talk about how to make the brain whole again, from lifestyle changes to cutting-edge drug therapies.



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