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MANUAL OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY 2E
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491_9781620700938
Now completely revised and updated, Manual of Traumatic Brain Injury: Assessment and Management,Second Edition is a comprehensive evidence-based guide to brain injury diagnosis, treatment,and recovery, delivered in a succinct format designed for targeted access to essential content.This concise text, featuring internationally known contributors drawn from leading TBIprograms, is organized into five sections. Part I discusses fundamental concepts needed to providea context for clinical decision-making. Part II covers mild TBI, from natural history to sportrelatedconcussion, postconcussion syndrome, and more. Part III focuses on moderate to severeTBI and contains chapters on prehospital, emergency and ICU care, rehabilitation, communityreintegration, management of associated impairments, and postinjury outcomes. Part IV coversthe complications and long-term sequelae that may arise in patients with TBI, including spasticity,movement disorders, posttraumatic seizures, hydrocephalus, behavioral and sleep disturbances, andchronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Part V focuses on special considerations and resources,including issues specific to selected populations or injury environments (military, pediatric, workerscompensation and older patients), as well as return to work and medicolegal issues in TBI.Comprehensively updated to reflect the current state of the art in this rapidly evolving field,this book is a must-have for neurologists, physiatrists, primary care physicians, mental healthprofessionals, social workers, and other health care providers who treat TBI patients.
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