Development of support system for higher brain dysfunction mainly related to traumatic brain injury: On-going trial in Ibaraki prefecture

Abstract

In development of support system for higher brain dys­function mainly related to traumatic brain injury, Ibaraki prefecture seemed to have two main problems as follows:　1) network formation among related organizations did not effectively progress 2) development of support system in acute and recovery phase was insufficient. Therefore we started 2 trials to solve these two problems. First, we established “Association of support and cooperation for higher brain dysfunction in Ibaraki prefecture”, including almost all related organizations as voluntary sponsors in June 2011, for the main purpose of acceleration of network for­mation among them. This association already held 3 lec­ture meetings in a year and actually gave the opportunities to get friendship among participants. Second, we established a screening system for evaluation of higher brain dysfunction –i HBF battery– in recovery phase in October 2010. Both trials are still going on and in the future we would like to start further trials such as establishment of regional alliance path for higher brain dysfunction, cultivation of life supporter, and so on.