Affiliations: [a] Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19141, USA | [b] Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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Address for correspondence: Monica J. Vaccaro, Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, 1200 W. Tabor Rd., Philadelphia, PA 19141, USA. Tel.: +1 215 456 8893; Fax: +1 215 456 5926; E-mail: mvaccaro@einstein.edu
Abstract: This article provides a selective review of brain injury resources found on the Internet. It is geared toward the needs of survivors of brain injury and their families. Provided are listings of websites that focus on brain injury, those with sections pertaining to brain injury, and those with brain injury information found by searching the site. Sites that afford communication in the form of chatrooms, message boards, and mailing lists are described and listed. The value of this technology for consumers, as well as some of the challenges in searching for relevant materials on this topic, is discussed.
