Management of adults with traumatic brain injury
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33187
edited by Arciniegas, David B ; managing editor, T. Angelita Garcia.
--Washington, DC:
American Psychiatric Publishing
, c2013.
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a public health issue of worldwide proportions, affecting motorists, victims of interpersonal violence, athletes, military service members, and Veterans, among others. Management of Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury provides evidence-informed guidance on the core topics in brain injury medicine, including the epidemiology and pathophysiology of TBI, the medical evaluation and neuropsychological assessment of persons with TBI, and the common cognitive, emotional…
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- Other Authors
- Arciniegas, David B
- Responsibility
- edited by Arciniegas, David B ; managing editor, T. Angelita Garcia
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Publisher
- American Psychiatric Publishing
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource, 561 p.
- ISBN
- 9781585624041
- Abstract
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a public health issue of worldwide proportions, affecting motorists, victims of interpersonal violence, athletes, military service members, and Veterans, among others. Management of Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury provides evidence-informed guidance on the core topics in brain injury medicine, including the epidemiology and pathophysiology of TBI, the medical evaluation and neuropsychological assessment of persons with TBI, and the common cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and other neurological disturbances for which persons with TBI and their families seek clinical care.
- Contents
- Overview of traumatic brain injury / Erin D. Bigler, William L. Maxwell -- Medical evaluation / David B. Arciniegas -- Neuropsychological assessment / Rodney D. Vanderploeg -- Disorders of consciousness / John Whyte, Joseph Giacino -- Cognitive impairments / David B. Arciniegas, Kimberly L. Frey, and Thomas W. McAllister -- Disorders of mood and affect / Ricardo E. Jorge, David B. Arciniegas -- Anxiety disorders / Jesse R. Fann, Matthew Jakupcak -- Posttraumatic stress disorder / Jan E. Kennedy, Michael S. Jaffee, and Douglas B. Cooper -- Posttraumatic psychosis / Perminder S. Sachdev -- Aggressive disorders / Stuart C. Yudofsky, Jonathan M. Silver, and Karen E. Anderson -- Apathy / Robert van Reekum, Emma van Reekum -- Substance use disorders / Jennifer Bogner -- Headache / Robert L. Ruff ... [et al.] -- Seizures and epilepsy / Lauren Frey -- Sleep and fatigue / Sandeep Vaishnavi, Una McCann, and Vani Rao -- Posttraumatic sensory impairments / Nathan D. Zasler -- Traumatic brain injury in late life / William C. Walker, David X. Cifu -- Athletes and sports-related concussion / Christopher M. Bailey, Michael A. McCrea, and Jeffrey T. Barth -- Military personnel and veterans with traumatic brain injury / Kimberly Meyer, Michael S. Jaffee -- Persistent symptoms after a concussion / Jonathan M. Silver, Thomas Kay -- Forensic issues and traumatic brain injury / Robert P. Granacher Jr.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
