Traumatic Brain Injury: A Clinician’s Guide to Diagnosis, Management, and Rehabilitation

Description:

This thoroughly revised and updated work covers numerous advances in traumatic brain injury diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, and pathophysiology.  Since publication of the first edition in 2012, there has been greatly increased public awareness of the clinical consequences of even the mildest of head injuries, and the result has been a concerted effort of countries around the world to increase research funding.  This second edition continues to focus on mild traumatic brain injury--or concussion--and contains updates to all the original chapters as well as adding new chapters addressing clinical sequelae, including pediatric concussion, visual changes, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and blast-associated TBI.  Traumatic Brain Injury: A Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis, Management, and Rehabilitation, Second Edition, is a comprehensive resource designed for neurologists, primary care clinicians, sports physicians, and other medical providers, including psychologists and neuropsychologists, as well as athletic trainers who may evaluate and care for individuals who have sustained a TBI.  The book features summaries of the most pertinent areas of diagnosis and therapy, which can be readily accessed by the busy clinician/professional.  In addition, the book's treatment algorithms provide a highly practical reference to cutting edge therapies, and an updated appendix of ICD codes is included.  An outstanding contribution to the literature, Traumatic Brain Injury: A Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis, Management, and Rehabilitation, Second Edition, again offers an invaluable resource for all providers who treat patients with TBI.

Table of Contents:

Overview of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Neuroradiological Imaging of Traumatic Brain Injury

Neuropsychological Assessment of mTBI in Adults

Management of Moderate and Severe TBI

Sports Concussion

Blast-Related Concussion

Sleep/Wake Disturbances in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Patients

Vestibular Consequences of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI)

Post-traumatic Headache

Epileptic and Nonepileptic Seizures after Traumatic Brain Injury

Posttraumatic Hypopituitarism: Neuroendocrine Dysfunction and Treatment

Visual Disturbances and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI)

Mild TBI and Co-Occurring PTSD Symptoms in Service Member Populations

Behavioral and Psychiatric Comorbidities of TBI

Chronic Effects of TBI in a Military Population

Rehabilitation Following TBI

Interventions to Improve Cognitive Functioning After Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) Affects the Family, Not Just the Injured Individual

Pediatric Concussion Diagnosis, Management, and Rehabilitation

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Current Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges