Manual of traumatic brain injury : assessment and management / / editor Felise S. Zollman ; acquisitions editor Beth Barry

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910465600803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, New York : , : Demos Medical, , 2016; ©2016
• ISBN: 1-78684-017-0; 1-61705-269-8
• Edizione: [Second edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (609 p.)
• Disciplina: 617.4/81044
• Soggetti: Brain damage - Treatment; Brain damage - Patients - Rehabilitation; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Share Manual of Traumatic Brain Injury: Assessment and Management, Second Edition; Part I: Core Concepts; Chapter 1: Traumatic Brain Injury: Definitions and Nomenclature; Primary Versus Secondary Injury; Classification of TBI by Mechanism; Clinical Classification of TBI; Structurally Based Descriptions of TBI; Concussion; Posttraumatic Amnesia; Postconcussion Disorder; Second-Impact Syndrome; Recovery and Sequelae; Additional Reading; References; Chapter 2: Essential Concepts in TBI Biomechanics and Neuropathology; General Principles; Biomechanics and Primary InjurySecondary Injury; Implications for the Future: Diagnosis and Treatment; Additional Reading; References; Chapter 3: Characterization of Traumatic Brain Injury Severity; Issues in Characterization of TBI; Characterization of Injury; Assessment of Outcome: The Glasgow Outcome Scale; Assessment of Functional Status; Assessment of Posttraumatic Amnesia; Assessment of Disorders of Consciousness; Additional Reading; References; Chapter 4: Epidemiology of Traumatic Brain Injury; Definition; Incidence and Prevalence; Disability; Demographics; Summary; Key Points; Additional ReadingReferences; Chapter 5: Injury Prevention; Overview; Transportation-Related TBI; Fall-Related TBI; Assault-Related TBI; Key Points; Additional Reading; References; Part II: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; Chapter 6: Concussion and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Definitions, Distinctions, and Diagnostic Criteria; Introduction; Terminology; Definitions; Applying the Definition in Clinical Practice; Key Points; Additional Reading; References; Chapter 7: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Initial Medical Evaluation and Management; General Principles; Diagnosis; Treatment; Key Points; Additional ReadingReferences; Chapter 8: The Natural History of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; Introduction; Recovery in Athletes With Sport-Related Concussion; Recovery of Civilian Trauma Patients who Present to an Emergency Department with MTBI; Early Intervention; Return to Sports; Return to Work; Key Points; Additional Reading; References; Chapter 9: Sport-Related Concussion I: Injury Prevention and Initial Assessment; General Recommendations for Prevention and Management of Sport-Related Concussions; Sport-Specific Recommendations; Key Points; Additional Reading; References; Chapter 10: Sport-Related Concussion II: Managing the Injured Athlete and Return-to-Play Decision MakingBackground; Management of Concussion; Risk Factors for Prolonged Recovery; Key Points; Additional Reading; References; Chapter 11: Second Impact Syndrome; General Principles; Diagnosis; Prognosis; Treatment; Prevention of SIS in Sports; Key Points; Additional Reading; References; Chapter 12: Structural and Functional Brain Imaging in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; Background; Imaging Assessments; Type/Timing of Imaging; Key Points; Additional Reading; References; Chapter 13: Selected Somatic Disorders Associated With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Fatigue, Dizziness and Balance Impairment, and Whiplash Injury