Main description:

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of disability worldwide. Each year 1.7 million new TBIs occur in the United States, and it is also considered a signature injury of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. Despite the relatively high incidence-within both civilian and military populations-the diagnosis and treatment, particularly of mild TBI/concussion, remains an inexact science. Traumatic Brain Injury: A Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis, Management, and Rehabilitation is a concise guide designed for neurologists, primary care, and sports physicians and other medical providers, psychologists and neuropsychologists, and athletic trainers who may evaluate and care for patients with 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. A superb contribution to the literature, Traumatic Brain Injury: A Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis, Management, and Rehabilitation offers a well-designed, well-written, useful resource for all providers who treat patients with TBI.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Overview of TBI

David F. Moore, Michael S. Jaffee, Geoffrey Ling

Chapter 2: Imaging Diagnosis of TBI

Tuong H. Le, Shirley I. Stiver, Alisa D. Gean

Chapter 3: Neurocognitive Assessment of mTBI

W. Huw Williams, Seb Potter, Helen Ryland, Philip Yates, James Tonks & Adam Reuben

Chapter 4: Management of Moderate and Severe TBI

Scott A. Marshall, Randy Bell, Rocco A. Armonda, Geoffrey S. F. Ling

Chapter 5: Sports Concussion

Sharon R. Weeks, Jack W. Tsao

Chapter 6: Blast-Related Concussion

Carson Lawall

Chapter 7: Sleep/Wake Disturbances in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Patients

Michael Russo, Aimee Alphonso, Ian Murphy

Chapter 8: Vestibular Consequences of mTBI

Michael E Hoffer, Kim Gottshall, Erik S. Viirre

Chapter 9: Post-Traumatic Headache

Jay C. Erickson, Brett J. Theeler

Chapter 10: Seizures after TBI

John Betjemann, Karen Parko

Chapter 11: Endocrine Disturbances following TBI

Victoria Tepe, Arthur Guerrero

Chapter 12: Confronting Mild TBI and Co-occurring PTSD Symptoms in Combat Deployed Service Members

Justin S. Campbell, Jeffrey H. Greenberg, Jennifer M. Weil

Chapter 13: Behavioral and Psychiatric Comorbidities of TBI

Robert L. Collins, Nicholas J. Pastorek, Andra L. Teten, Thomas A. Kent

Chapter 14: Rehabilitation of TBI

Mel Glenn

Chapter 15: Interventions to Improve Cognitive Functioning after TBI

Anthony J.-W. Chen, Tatjana Novakovic-Agopian

Chapter 16: Current Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges

Donald W. Marion

Appendix: Coding for TBI

Theresa B. Lattimore