Traumatic Brain Injury, Part II

The most current and comprehensive coverage of TBI research, management and patient rehabilitation available on the market today, with a focus on complications, outcomes, risks, and clinical trials

Jordan H. Grafman (Edited by), Andres M. Salazar (Edited by)

9780444635211, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 13 February 2015

388 pages
26 x 18.3 x 2.6 cm, 0.97 kg

The Handbook of Clinical Neurology volumes on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) provide the reader with an updated review of emerging approaches to TBI research, clinical management and patient rehabilitation. Chapters in Part II offer coverage of clinical sequelae and long-term outcome, brain plasticity and long-term risks, and clinical trials.  Contemporary investigations on blast injury and chronic traumatic encephalopathy are presented, making this state-of-the-art volume a must have for clinicians and researchers concerned with the clinical management, or investigation, of TBI.

Section 6 Clinical Sequelae and Long-Term Outcome 29. Predicting Outcome after Traumatic Brain Injury  30. Movement disorders secondary to craniocerebral trauma  31. Language impairments in traumatic brain injury: a window into complex cognitive performance  32. Connecting clinical and experimental investigations of awareness in traumatic brain injury  33. Post-Traumatic Epilepsy  34. Autonomic Dysfunction Syndromes after Acute Brain Injury  35. Sleep in traumatic brain injury  36. Post traumatic headaches  37. Traumatic brain injury and cognition  38. Mood disorders  39. Post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury  40. Long term functional outcomes and psychosocial consequences of traumatic brain injury  41. Sequelae in Children: Developmental Consequences

Subject Areas: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology [MJN]