Traumatic brain injury : a clinician's guide to diagnosis, management, and rehabilitation

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. Annotation 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 Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Overview of TBI....Pages 1-13 Imaging Diagnosis of TBI....Pages 15-48 Neurocognitive Assessment of mTBI....Pages 49-67 Management of Moderate and Severe TBI....Pages 69-87 Sports Concussion....Pages 89-101 Blast-Related Concussion....Pages 103-117 Sleep/Wake Disturbances in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Patients....Pages 119-137 Vestibular Consequences of mTBI....Pages 139-147 Post-traumatic Headache....Pages 149-166 Seizures After TBI....Pages 167-178 Endocrine Disturbances Following TBI....Pages 179-204 Confronting Mild TBI and Co-occurring Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Combat Deployed Service Members....Pages 205-222 Behavioral and Psychiatric Comorbidities of TBI....Pages 223-244 Rehabilitation Following TBI....Pages 245-271 Interventions to Improve Cognitive Functioning After TBI....Pages 273-312 Current Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges....Pages 313-323 Back Matter....Pages 325-339