Each person's needs are different after a brain injury. Our goal at the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute is to help patients and families traverse the challenges of brain injury care.
We provide physical, cognitive, and behavioral health care.
To learn more about brain injury rehab, contact the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute.
Brain injury can lead to a range of physical, social, and emotional issues.
A brain injury may cause problems with:
After a brain injury, you may:
Brain injury can have a profound effect on your speech and language skills.
You may have speech changes such as:
These speech changes can be challenging and frustrating. They affect your ability to have normal social interactions.
UPMC experts will work with you to improve your speech, language, and communication skills.
Brain injury can cause a number of personality changes including:
Coping with these behavior problems is tough.
UPMC offers expert behavioral help for both patients and their loved ones.
If a brain injury is causing changes in your behavior, your doctor may refer rehab for you or your family.
Behavioral rehab can help with:
Working with inpatient psychological services, UPMC's Center for Brain Injury Rehabilitation offers:
Sometimes your treatment team needs to learn more about your challenges to serve you and your family.
A behavioral medicine expert will interview you and your loved ones. They will then give your treatment team feedback.
Inpatient brain injury rehab does not treat some issues, like problems with drugs or alcohol.
Our mental health specialists will help you find treatment closer to home after you leave the hospital.
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To learn more about brain injury rehab, contact the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute.