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Who we are

Our website address is https://kraustbi.com.

Kraus TBI Dr. Gary Kraus Board Certified Neurosurgery Houston Texas

Kraus TBI is interested in the privacy and safety of our visitors. Our Web site contains forms through which users may request information or supply feedback to us. In some cases, telephone numbers or return addresses are required so that we can supply the requested information to you. We may also track where you go or what you read on our Web site so that we can supply you with effective follow-up information, but only if you have given us explicit permission to do so by filling out a form that asks you if we may do so.

DISCLAIMER

Please remember that medical information provided by Kraus TBI Dr. Gary Kraus Board Certified Neurosurgery Houston Texas, in the absence of a visit with a health care professional, must be considered as an educational service only. The information sent through e-mail should not be relied upon as a medical consultation. This mechanism is not designed to replace a physician’s independent judgment about the appropriateness or risks of a procedure for a given patient. We will do our best to provide you with information that will help you make your own healthcare decisions.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Many external links have been provided on this site as a service and convenience to our patients and other visitors to our website. These external sites are created and maintained by other public and private organizations. We do not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of this outside information.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc.(“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

What rights you have over your data

If you have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Website Citations & Credits

https://www.caregiver.org/traumatic-brain-injury-tbi-symptoms-and-effects-impact-causes-and-treatment

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/traumatic-brain-injury/symptoms-causes/syc-20378557

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4007209/#:~:text=Traumatic%20Brain%20Injury%20(TBI)%20is,following%20the%20initial%20injury%2C.

https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Fact-Sheets/Traumatic-Brain-Injury-Fact-Sheet

https://www.brainline.org/article/types-trauma-brain-injury-tbi

References: 

1) Sun, Y., King, N., & Bogner, J. (2013). Traumatic Brain Injury: Symptoms and Effects, Impact, Causes, and Treatment. Retrieved from https://www.caregiver.org/traumatic-brain-injury-tbi-symptoms-and-effects-impact-causes-and-treatment

2) Traumatic brain injury: Symptoms and causes. (2020, April 25). Retrieved from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/traumatic-brain-injury/symptoms-causes/syc-20378557

3) Khanna, A & De Duker, S. (2014). Traumatic Brain Injury: Mechanisms, Symptoms and Management. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4007209/#:~:text=Traumatic%20Brain%20Injury%20(TBI)%20is,following%20the%20initial%20injury%2C.

4) Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). (2020). Retrieved from https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Fact-Sheets/Traumatic-Brain-Injury-Fact-Sheet

5) Types of Trauma Brain Injury (TBI). (2020, February 11). Retrieved from https://www.brainline.org/article/types-trauma-brain-injury-tbi. 

6) Treatment for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). (2021, May 17). Retrieved from https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319938. 

7) Binder, L., Comper, P., & Schachar, R. (2004). The cognitive sequelae of traumatic brain Injury: An overview and guide to management. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2699687/. 

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10) Brain Injury Resources: Different Types of Professionals Who Assist with TBI Recovery. (2020, June 4). Retrieved from https://www.mytbi.org/professionals/types-of-professionals/. 

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