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"This updated textbook was much needed as there has been increased attention in recent years toward brain injuries. The book provides updated guidelines and clinical practice recommendations that support the intended audience of trainees and current practitioners. This update makes it the current standard text for any brain injury specialist." ---Doody's Review Service, 4 starsThis revised and greatly expanded Third Edition of Brain Injury Medicine continues its reputation as the key core textbook in the field, bringing together evidence-based medicine and years of collective author clinical experience in a clear and comprehensive guide for brain injury professionals. Universally praised as the gold standard text and go-to clinical reference, the book covers the entire continuum of care from early diagnosis and assessment through acute management, rehabilitation, associated medical and quality of life issues, and functional outcomes. With 12 new chapters and expanded coverage in key areas of pathobiology and neuro-recovery, special populations, sport concussion, disorders of consciousness, neuropharmacology, and more, this "state of the science" resource promotes a multi-disciplinary approach to a complex condition with consideration of emerging topics and the latest clinical advances.Written by over 200 experts from all involved disciplines, the text runs the full gamut of practice of brain injury medicine including principles of public health and research, biomechanics and neural recovery, neuroimaging and neurodiagnostic testing, sport and military, prognosis and outcome, acute care, treatment of special populations, neurologic and other medical complications post-injury, motor and musculoskeletal problems, post-trauma pain disorders, cognitive and behavioral problems, functional mobility, neuropharmacology and alternative treatments, community reentry, and medicolegal and ethical issues. Unique in its scope of topics relevant to professionals working with patients with brain injury, this third edition offers the most complete and contemporary review of clinical practice standards in the field.Key Features:Thoroughly revised and updated Third Edition of the seminal reference on brain injury medicineEvidence-based consideration of emerging topics with new chapters covering pathobiology, biomarkers, neurorehabilitation nursing, neurodegenerative dementias, anoxic/hypoxic ischemic brain injury, infectious causes of acquired brain injury, neuropsychiatric assessment, PTSD, and capacity assessmentMulti-disciplinary authorship with leading experts from a wide range of specialties including but not limited to physiatry, neurology, psychiatry, neurosurgery, neuropsychology, physical therapy, occupational therapy speech language pathology, and nursingNew online chapters on survivorship, family perspectives, and resources for persons with brain injury and their caregiversPurchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers

Author Biography

Nathan D. Zasler, MD, CEO and Medical Director, Concussion Care Center of Virginia and Tree of Life Services, Glen Allen, VADouglas I. Katz, MD, FACRM, FAAN, FASNR, FANA, BIMProfessorDepartment of NeurologyBoston University School of MedicineBoston, MassachusettsMedical DirectorBrain Injury ProgramEncompass HealthBraintree Rehabilitation HospitalBraintree, MassachusettsRoss D. Zafonte, DO, Chairman, Department of PM&R, Harvard Medical School; Chief of PM&R, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Table of Contents

DedicationsForeword by David X. CifuPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPART I. PERSPECTIVES ON CLINICAL CARE, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND RESEARCHChapter 1. Clinical Continuum of Care, Natural History, and Future Directions by Douglas I. Katz, Nathan D. Zasler, and Ross D. ZafonteChapter 2. History of Acute Care and Rehabilitation of TBI by M. Elizabeth Sandel, Andres M. Rubiano, Gregory Hawryluk, and Andrew AjisebutuChapter 3. Health Policy: United States and International Perspectives by Susan L. Vaughn, Maurizio Gallucci, and Gianluca QuaglioChapter 4. International Systems of Care and Research Agendas by Olli Tenovuo, M. Russ Bullock, and Ross D. ZafonteChapter 5. Education, Training, and Certification for Health Care Providers by Claudine T. Ward, Dominic A. Carone, Joanne Scandale, and Margaret A. TurkChapter 6. Accreditation of Brain Injury Programs by Christine M. MacDonnellChapter 7. Research in Traumatic Brain Injury: Current Concepts and Issues by Amy K. WagnerChapter 8. Traumatic Brain Injury Epidemiology and Public Health Issues by Matthew J. Breiding, Alexis Peterson, Dana Waltzman, and Jill DaughteryChapter 9. Primary Prevention by Daniel Krasna and Elie Paul ElovicPART II. BIOMECHANICS, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, AND NEURAL RECOVERYChapter 10. Biomechanics of Brain Injury by David C. VianoChapter 11. Pathobiology of Traumatic Brain Injury by Liesl N. Close, Liz Quesada, and Ross M. BullockChapter 12. Biomarkers by Kevin K. W. Wang, William E. Haskins, Nithya Gandham, and Christopher P. RobinsonChapter 13. Concepts of Central Nervous System Plasticity and Their Implications for Recovery After Brain Damage by L. Matthew Law, Jonathan Lifshitz, and Donald G. SteinChapter 14. Therapeutic Approaches for Experimental Brain Injury by Corina O. Bondi, Eleni H. Moschonas, Jeffrey P. Cheng, Lindsay A. Kutash, C. Edward Dixon, and Anthony E. KlinePART III. NEUROIMAGING AND NEURODIAGNOSTIC TESTINGChapter 15. Structural Neuroimaging by Elisabeth A. Wilde, Elizabeth S. Hovenden, Chis Finuf, Erin D. Bigler, Martha E. Shenton, David F. Tate, and Jill V. HunterChapter 16. Functional Neuroimaging by Yelena G. Bodien, Lucia M. Li, and Brian L. EdlowChapter 17. Electrophysiologic Techniques by Jose M. Tormos, Hatice Kumru, and Alvaro Pascual-LeonePART IV. PROGNOSIS AND OUTCOMEChapter 18. Prognosis After Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Practical, Evidence-Based Approach by Sunil Kothari, Bei Zhang, Nathan Darji, and Jean WooChapter 19. Neuroimaging Correlates of Functional Outcome by Erin D. Bigler and Steven AllderChapter 20. Functional Assessment in Traumatic Brain Injury by Brian D. Greenwald, Yelena Goldin, and James M. AndersonChapter 21. Life Expectancy and Wellness by Cynthia Harrison-Felix, Lenore A. Hawley, Simon Driver, and Raj KumarPART V. ACUTE CAREChapter 22. Prehospital Assessment and Care by Annie Chiu and H. E. HinsonChapter 23. Critical Care by Jovany Cruz Navarro and Claudia RobertsonChapter 24. The Surgical Management of Traumatic Brain Injury by Andrew Ajisebutu and Gregory HawrylukChapter 25. Acute Rehabilitation by Cindy B. Ivanhoe, Ana Durand Sanchez, and Eric SpierChapter 26. Neurosurgical and Neurorehabilitation Nursing by Kimberly S. Meyer, Shelly Amato, and Molly McNettPART VI. SPECIAL TBI POPULATIONSChapter 27. Traumatic Brain Injury in the Elderly by Jamie M. Levine, Steven R. Flanagan, and Kristen Dams-O'ConnorChapter 28. Mild Traumatic Brain Injury by Grant L. Iverson, Noah D. Silverberg, and Nathan D. ZaslerChapter 29. Sport-Related Concussion by Michael McCrea, Andrew M. Bryant, Benjamin Brett, and Lindsay D. NelsonChapter 30. Assessment and Rehabilitative Management of Individuals with Disorders of Consciousness by Joseph T. Giacino, Douglas I. Katz, Nicholas D. Schiff, and Yelena BodienChapter 31. Military Traumatic Brain Injury: Special Considerations by Louis M. French and Sara M. LippaChapter 32. Neurodegenerative Dementias by Alyssa Phelps and Robert A. SternPART VII. PEDIATRIC TBIChapter 33. Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Special Considerations by Nathan K. Evanson, Lynn Babcock, Brad G. Kurowski, Tara Rhine, and J. Michael TaylorChapter 34. Pediatric Neurocritical Care: Special Considerations by Manual A. Viamonte, Andranik Madikians, and Christopher C. GizaChapter 35. Pediatric Neuropsychological Issues and Cognitive Rehabilitation by Beth S. Slomine, Megan Kramer, and Danielle M. PloetzChapter 36. Educational Issues and Return to School by Ann Glang, Melissa McCart, Deborah Ettel, and Susan C. DaviesChapter 37. Family Assessment and Intervention After Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury by Caron E. Gan and Roberta DePompeiPART VIII. NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERSChapter 38. Post-Traumatic Seizures and Epilepsy by Alan R. Towne and Stuart A. YablonChapter 39. Movement Disorders After Traumatic Brain Injury by Joachim K. Krauss, Manolis Polemikos, and Joseph JankovicChapter 40. Cranial Nerve Disorders by Flora M. Hammond and Sheryl D. Katta-CharlesChapter 41. Fatigue: Assessment and Treatment by David L. Ripley and Brian D. GreenwaldChapter 42. Sleep-Wake Disturbances by Risa Nakase-Richardson, Marc A. Silva, Amanda Garcia, and Lara WittineChapter 43. Diagnosis and Management of Late Intracranial Complications of Traumatic Brain Injury by David F. Long and Mithra ManeyapandaChapter 44. Anoxic and Hypoxic Ischemic Brain Injury by Brigid Dwyer, Ali Daneshmand, Kushak Suchdev, and David GreerChapter 45. Infectious, Toxic, Electrical and Radiation-based Acquired Brain Injuries by Raymond C. Chou, Alissa A. Totman, Lauren M. Hall, India A. Lissak, Ginger R. Polich, Nicole L. Mazwi, and Ross D. ZafontePART IX. SPECIAL SENSESChapter 46. Evaluation and Treatment of Visual Dysfunction by Kenneth J. Ciuffreda, Barry Tannen, Eric L. Singman, and M. H. Esther HanChapter 47. Audiologic Impairment by Daniel H. Coelho, Erin C. Williams, Michael Bauschard, and Michael HofferChapter 48. Dizziness and Imbalance by Susan L. Whitney and Joseph M. FurmanChapter 49. Smell and Taste by Richard M. Costanzo and Evan R. ReiterPART X. MOTOR AND MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMSChapter 50. Complications Associated with Immobility After Acquired Brain Injury by Kathleen R. Bell and Shelby L. HalseyChapter 51. Managing Upper Motoneuron Muscle Overactivity by Daniel K. Moon and Thomas K. WatanabeChapter 52. Neuro-Orthopedics by Harish Hosalkar, Keith Baldwin, and Mary Ann KeenanPART XI. AUTONOMIC AND OTHER ORGAN SYSTEM PROBLEMSChapter 53. Autonomic Dysfunction by Ian J. Baguley and Hannah L. H. BardenChapter 54. Neuroendocrine Dysfunction After Traumatic Brain Injury by Tamara L. WexlerChapter 55. Gastrointestinal and Nutritional Issues by Donald F. Kirby, Mohamed Tausif Siddiqui, Arlene Escuro, and Amandeep SinghChapter 56. Sexuality and Intimacy Following Traumatic Brain Injury by Angelle M. Sander, M. Elizabeth Sandel, Alexander Moreno, and Richard DelmonicoPART XII. POST-TRAUMA PAIN DISORDERSChapter 57. Post-Traumatic Headache by Sheryl Katta-Charles, Joseph Tessler, and Lawrence J. HornChapter 58. Post-Traumatic Pain Disorders: Medical Assessment and Management by Nathan D. Zasler, Mike F. Martelli, and Samuel T. ClantonChapter 59. Psychological Assessment and Management of Post-Traumatic Pain by Michael F. Martelli, Nathan D. Zasler, and Mark C. BenderPART XIII. COGNITIVE PROBLEMSChapter 60. Cognitive Impairments by Paul J. Eslinger, Giuseppe Zappala, Freeman Chakara, and A. M. BarrettChapter 61. Neuropsychological Assessment and Treatment Planning by Ana Mills, Nancy H. Hsu, and Jeffrey S. KreutzerChapter 62. Cognitive Rehabilitation by Thomas F. Bergquist, Amy Rosenbaum, Rebecca D. Eberle, and Lance E. TrexlerPART XIV. BEHAVIORAL IMPAIRMENTSChapter 63. Neuropsychiatric Assessment and Treatment by Hal S. Wortzel and Lisa A. BrennerChapter 64. Principles of Behavioral Analysis and Treatment by Timothy J. Feeney and Kate Rachel GouldChapter 65. Psychological Interventions for Emotional and Behavioral Problems Following Traumatic Brain Injury by Jennie PonsfordChapter 66. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and TBI by Soo-Hee Choi and Murray B. SteinPART XV. SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND SWALLOWING PROBLEMSChapter 67. Assessment and Treatment of Speech and Language Disorders in TBI by Leanne Togher, Louise C. Keegan, and Elisa ElbournChapter 68. Evaluation and Treatment of Swallowing Problems by Anna MilesChapter 69. Cognitive-Communication Deficits Following Traumatic Brain Injury by Carl A. Coelho and Andres LindseyPART XVI. FUNCTIONAL MOBILITY, ADL'S and LEISURE SKILLSChapter 70. Neuroscientific Basis for Occupational and Physical Therapy Interventions by Randolph J. Nudo and Numa DancauseChapter 71. Movement Rehabilitation by Karen L. McCulloch and Katherine J. SullivanChapter 72. Activities of Daily Living and Leisure Skills: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives by Julia Schmidt, Caroline Pelaez, and Joan TogliaChapter 73. Assistive Technology for People With Traumatic Brain Injuries by Tony Gentry, Lauren Andelin, Marianne Capps, John Damiao, and Barbara LentPART XVII. NEUROPHARMACOLOGY, NEUROTECHNOLOGY, AND ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTChapter 74. Neuropharmacology:  A Neurorehabilitation Perspective by David L. RipleyChapter 75. Pharmacotherapy of Cognitive Impairment by David B. Arciniegas, David K. Quinn, and Jonathan M. SilverChapter 76. Pharmacotherapy of Neuropsychiatric Disturbances by David B. Arciniegas, Lindsey Gurin, and Jonathan M. SilverChapter 77. Neurotechnology in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation by Eric Fabara, Catherine Adans-Dester, and Paolo BonatoChapter 78. Complementary and Integrative Medicine by Sonya Kim, Ann Van de Winckel, Karla L. Thompson, and Patricia HeynPART XVIII. PSYCHOSOCIAL FUNCTIONING, COMMUNITY RE-ENTRY AND PRODUCTIVITYChapter 79. Posthospital Rehabilitation by Debra Braunling-McMorrow, April R. Groff, David B. Salisbury, and James F. MalecChapter 80. Driving After Traumatic Brain Injury by Renerus J. Stolwyk, Pamela E. Ross, James R. Gooden, Zoe Adey-Wakeling, and Jennie E. PonsfordChapter 81. Substance Misuse Among Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury by John D. Corrigan, Rachel Sayko Adams, and Kristen Dams-O'ConnorChapter 82. Practical Approaches to Family Assessment and Intervention by Samantha L. Backhaus, Thomas F. Bergquist, Summer L. Ibarra, and Jeffrey S. KreutzerChapter 83. Return to Work Following Traumatic Brain Injury by Lauren Avellone and Paul WehmanPART XIX. MEDICOLEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUESChapter 84. Ethics in Brain Injury Medicine by Joseph J. Fins and Debjani MukherjeeChapter 85. Clinicolegal Issues by Nathan D. Zasler, Arthur Ameis, Michael F. Martelli, and Shane S. BushChapter 86. Life Care Planning After Traumatic Brain Injury: Clinical and Forensic Issues by Debra BerensChapter 87. Capacity Assessment: Clinicolegal, Psychosocial and Ethical Caveats by Vivian L. BegaliEBOOK ONLY CHAPTERSChapter 88. A Survivor's Perspective On Living With Traumatic Brain Injury by Jay McLaughlinChapter 89. Advocacy: The Power to Heal by Marilyn P. Spivack and Laura S. LorenzChapter 90. Resources For Persons With TBI And Their Caregivers by Michael F. Martelli and Nathan D. ZaslerChapter 91.Techniques for Managing Physical Agitation in the Patient with Brain Injury by Kritis Dasgupta

Long Description

This revised and greatly expanded Third Edition of Brain Injury Medicine continues its reputation as the key core textbook in the field, bringing together evidence-based medicine and years of collective author clinical experience in a clear and comprehensive guide for brain injury professionals. Universally praised as the gold standard text and go-to clinical reference, the book covers the entire continuum of care from early diagnosis and assessment through acute management, rehabilitation, associated medical and quality of life issues, and functional outcomes. With 12 new chapters and expanded coverage in key areas of pathobiology and neuro-recovery, special populations, sport concussion, disorders of consciousness, neuropharmacology, and more, this "state of the science" resource promotes a multi-disciplinary approach to a complex condition with consideration of emerging topics and the latest clinical advances.Written by over 200 experts from all involved disciplines, the text runs the full gamut of practice of brain injury medicine including principles of public health and research, biomechanics and neural recovery, neuroimaging and neurodiagnostic testing, sport and military, prognosis and outcome, acute care, treatment of special populations, neurologic and other medical complications post-injury, motor and musculoskeletal problems, post-trauma pain disorders, cognitive and behavioral problems, functional mobility, neuropharmacology and alternative treatments, community reentry, and medicolegal and ethical issues. Unique in its scope of topics relevant to professionals working with patients with brain injury, this third edition offers the most complete and contemporary review of clinical practice standards in the field. Key Features: Thoroughly revised and updated Third Edition of the seminal reference on brain injury medicine Evidence-based consideration of emerging topics with new chapters covering pathobiology, biomarkers, neurorehabilitation nursing, neurodegenerative dementias, anoxic/hypoxic ischemic brain injury, infectious causes of acquired brain injury, neuropsychiatric assessment, PTSD, and capacity assessment Multi-disciplinary authorship with leading experts from a wide range of specialties including but not limited to physiatry, neurology, psychiatry, neurosurgery, neuropsychology, physical therapy, occupational therapy speech language pathology, and nursing New online chapters on survivorship, family perspectives, and resources for persons with brain injury and their caregivers Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers

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