An essential reference for physicians and other health care professionals who work with patients with brain injury, the book focuses on assessment and treatment of the wider variety of clinical problems these patients face and addresses many associated concerns such as epidemiology, ethical issues, legal issues, and life-care planning.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Foreword
• Contributors
• PART I. PERSPECTIVES ON CLINICAL CARE, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND RESEARCH
• 1. Clinical Continuum of Care and Natural History - Douglas I. Katz, Nathan D. Zasler, and Ross D. Zafonte
• 2. History of Acute Care and Rehabilitation of Head Injury - Graham Teasdale and George Zitnay
• 3. Health Policy: United States and International Perspectives - Jean E. Bérubé and Lynne Turner-Stokes
• 4. International Systems of Care and Research Agendas - Olli Tenovuo, M. Ross Bullock, and Ross D. Zafonte
• 5. Education, Training, and Certification for Health Care Providers - Margaret A. Turk, Dominic A. Carone, and Joanne Scandale
• 6. Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilites Accreditation for Brain Injury Programs - Christine M. MacDonell
• 7. Conducting Research in Traumatic Brain Injury: Current Concepts and Issues - Amy K. Wagner
• 8. Traumatic Brain Injury Epidemiology and Public Health Issues - Victor G. Coronado, Lisa C. McGuire, Mark Faul, David E. Sugerman, and William S. Pearson
• 9. Primary Prevention - Lee M. Kneer and Elie P. Elovic
• PART II. BIOMECHANICS, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, AND NEURAL RECOVERY
• 10. Biomechanics of Brain Injury - David C. Viano
• 11. Pathobiology of Primary Traumatic Brain Injury - Shoji Yokobori and M. Ross Bullock
• 12. Pathobiology of Secondary Brain Injury - Patrick M. Kochanek, Robert S.B. Clark, and Larry W. Jenkins
• 13. Concepts of Central Nervous System Plasticity and Their Implications for Recovery After Brain Damage - Donald G. Stein
• 14. Experimental Therapeutic Approaches for Traumatic Brain Injury - Anthony E. Kline, Jeffrey P. Cheng, and C. Edward Dixon
• PART III. NEUROIMAGING AND NEURODIAGNOTSIC TESTING
• 15. Structural Neuroimaging - Esther L. Yuh and Alisa D. Gean
• 16. Functional Neuroimaging - Joseph H. Ricker, Patricia M. Arenth, and Amy K. Wagner
• 17. Electrophysiologic Techniques - Marine Vernet, Shahid Bashir, Syed Faaiz Enam, Hatice Kumru, and Alvaro Pascual-Leone
• PART IV. PROGNOSIS AND OUTCOME
• 18. Prognosis After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Practical, Evidence-Based Approach - Sunil Kothari and Craig DiTommaso
• 19. Neuroimaging Correlates of Functional Outcome - Erin D. Bigler and William L. Maxwell
• 20. Functional Assessment in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation - Marcel P.J.M. Dijkers and Brian D. Greenwald
• 21. Life Expectancy and Wellness - Cynthia L. Harrison-Felix, Lerone A. Hawley, Allen W. Brown, and Michael J. DeVivo
• PART V. ACUTE CARE
• 22. Prehospital Assessment and Care - Holly E. Hinson and Geoffrey S. F. Ling
• 23. Critical Care - Samson Sujit Kumar Gaddam and Claudia S. Robertson
• 24. The Surgical Management of Traumatic Brain Injury - Peter S. Amenta and Jack I. Jallo
• 25. Development of Acute Care Guidelines and Effect on Outcome - Jose J. Sanchez, David E. Kahn, and M. Ross Bullock
• 26. Acute Rehabilitation - Cindy B. Ivanhoe, Ana Durand-Sanchez, and Eric T. Spier
• 27. Neurorehabilitation Nursing - Mary Goonan, Melinda Kahn, and Harriet Straus
• PART VI. SPECIAL TBI POPULATIONS
• 28. Traumatic Brain Injury in the Elderly - Jaime Levine and Steve R. Flanagan
• 29. Mild Traumatic Brain Injury - Grant L. Iverson, Rael T. Lange, Michael B. Gaetz, and Nathan D. Zasler
• 30. Conceptualizing Outcome from Mild Traumatic Brain Injury - Grant L. Iverson, Noah Silverberg, Rael T. Lange, and Nathan D. Zasler
• 31. Sport-Related Concussion - Michael W. Collins, Grant L. Iverson, Michael B. Gaetz, William P. Meehan III, and Mark R. Lovell
• 32. Assessment and Rehabilitive Management of Individuals With Disorders of Consciousness - Joseph T. Giacino, Douglas I. Katz, Kent Garber, and Nicholas Schiff
• 33. Military Traumatic Brain Injury: Special Considerations - Kimberly S. Meyer, Michael S. Jaffee, and Jamie Grimes
• PART VII. PEDIATRIC TBI
• 34. Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Special Considerations - Brad G. Kurowski, Linda Michaud, Lynn Babcock, and Tara Rhine
• 35. Pediatric Neurocritical Care: Special Considerations - Kristin Guilliams, Andranik Madikians, Jose Pineda, and Christopher C. Giza
• 36. Pediatric Neuropsychological Issues and Cognitive Rehabilitation - Bradford Ross and Peter Patrick
• 37. Educational Issues and School Reentry for Students With Traumatic Brain Injury - Ann Glang, Debbie Ettel, Janet Siantz Tyler, and Bonnie Todis
• 38. Family Assessment and Intervention - Caron Gan, Roberta DePompei, and Marilyn Lash
• PART VIII. NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
• 39. Post-Traumatic Seizures and Epilepsy - Stuart A. Yablon and Alan R. Towne
• 40. Movement Disorders After Traumatic Brain Injury - Joachim K. Krauss and Joseph Jankovic
• 41. Cranial Nerve Disorders (with e-book videos) - Flora M. Hammond and Todd Masel
• 42. Fatigue: Assessment and Treatment - Michael Henrie and Elie P. Elovic
• 43. Sleep-Wake Disturbances - Marie-Christine Ouellet, Simon Beaulieu-Bonneau, and Charles M. Morin
• 44. Diagnosis and Management of Late Intracranial Complications of Traumatic Brain Injury - David F. Long
• PART IX. SPECIAL SENSES
• 45. Evaluating and Treating Visual Dysfunction - William V. Padula, Eric Singman, Vincent Vicci, Raquel Munitz, and W. Michael Magrun
• 46. Audiologic Impairment - Daniel H. Coelho and Michael Hoffer
• 47. Balance and Dizziness - Neil T. Shepard, Jaynee A. Handelsman, and Richard A. Clendaniel
• 48. Smell and Taste - Richard M. Costanzo, Evan R. Reiter, and Joshua C. Yelverton
• PART X. MOTOR AND MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS
• 49. Complications Associated With Immobility - Kathleen R. Bell and Christian N. Shenouda
• 50. Managing Upper Motoneuron Muscle Overactivity - Nathaniel H. Mayer and Alberto Esquenazi
• 51. Neuro-Orthopedics - Harish Hosalkar, Nirav K. Pandya, Keith Baldwin, and Mary Ann Keenan
• PART XI. AUTONOMIC AND OTHER ORGAN SYSTEM PROBLEMS
• 52. Autonomic dysfunction - Ian J. Baguley and Melissa T. Nott
• 53. Neuroendocrine Dysfunction After Traumatic Brain Injury - Brent E. Masel
• 54. Gastrointestinal and Nutritional Issues - Donald F. Kirby, Linda Creasey, and Keely R. Parisian
• 55. Sexuality and Intimacy Following Traumatic Brain Injury - M. Elizabeth Sandel, Richard Delmonico, and Mary Jean Kotch
• PART XII. POST-TRAUMA PAIN DISORDERS
• 56. Post-Traumatic Headache - Lawrence J. Horn, Benjamin Siebert, Neil Patel, and Nathan D. Zasler
• 57. Post-Traumatic Pain Disorders: Medical Assessment and Management - Nathan D. Zasler, Michael F. Martelli, Keith Nicholson, and Lawrence J. Horn
• 58. Psychological Assessment and Management of Post-Traumatic Pain - Michael F. Martelli, Keith Nicholson, Nathan D. Zasler
• PART XIII. COGNITIVE PROBLEMS
• 59. Cognitive Impairments - Paul J. Eslinger, Giuseppe Zappalà, Freeman Chakara, and Anna M. Barrett
• 60. Neuropsychological Assessment and Treatment Planning - Nancy H. Hsu, Emilie E. Godwin, Kathryn Wilder Schaaf, Stephen W. Smith, Laura A. Taylor, and Jeffrey S. Kreutzer
• 61. Cognitive Rehabilitation - Keith D. Cicerone
• PART XIV. BEHAVIORAL IMPAIRMENTS
• 62. Emotional and Behavioral Sequelae of Traumatic Brain Injury - Thomas W. McAllister
• 63. Principles of Behavioral Analysis and Treatment - Robert L. Karol
• 64. Psychological Interventions for Emotional and Behavioral Problems Following Traumatic Brain Injury - Jennie Ponsford and Ming-Yun Hsieh
• PART XV. SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND SWALLOWING PROBLEMS
• 65. Assessment and Treatment of Speech and Language Disorders in Traumatic Brain Injury - Bruce E. Murdoch, Fiona M. Lewis, and Christina Knuepffer
• 66. Evaluation and Treatment of Swallowing Problems - Jeri A. Logemann
• 67. Cognitive-Communication Deficits Following Traumatic Brain Injury - Carl A. Coelho
• PART XVI. FUNCTIONAL MOBILITY AND ADL'S
• 68. Neuroscientific Basis for Occupational and Physical Therapy Interventions - Randolph J. Nudo and Numa Dancause
• 69. Movement Rehabilitation - Katherine J. Sullivan and Karen McCulloch
• 70. Therapy for Activities of Daily Living: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives - Joan Toglia and Kathleen Golisz
• 71. Assistive Technology for People With Traumatic Brain Injuries - Rory A. Cooper, Michael McCue, Richard M. Schein, Rosemarie Cooper, Michelle L. Sporner, Matthew B. Dodson, Amanda M. Reinsfelder, Arthur F. Yeager, Andrew Jinks, Edmund LoPresti, Laura McClure, Hongwu Wang, Jennifer L. Collinger, Shivayogi Hiremath, Dan Ding, and Allen Lewis
• PART XVII. NEUROPHARMACOLOGY, NEUROTECHNOLOGY, AND ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT
• 72. Neuropharmacology: A Rehabilitation Perspective - Jay M. Meythaler and Ross D. Zafonte
• 73. Pharmacotherapy of Cognitive Impairment - David B. Arciniegas and Jonathan M. Silver
• 74. Pharmacotherapy of Neuropsychiatric Disturbances - David B. Arciniegas and Jonathan M. Silver
• 75. Neurotechnology in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation - Paolo Bonato
• 76. Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Jacinta McElligott, Felise S. Zollman, and Sunil Kothari
• PART XVIII. PSYCHOSOCIAL FUNCTIONING, COMMUNITY RE-ENTRY AND PRODUCTIVITY
• 77. Posthospital Rehabilitation - James F. Malec
• 78. Driving After Traumatic Brain Injury - Megan H. W. Preece, Carolyn A. Unsworth, and Morris Odell
• 79. Substance Misuse Among Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury - John D. Corrigan and W. Jerry Mysiw
• 80. Practical Approaches to Family Assessment and Intervention - Emilie E. Godwin, Kathryn Wilder Schaaf, and Jeffrey S. Kreutzer
• 81. Return to Work Following Traumatic Brain Injury - Michael D. West, Pamela S. Targett, Satoko Y. Crockatt, and Paul H. Wehman
• 82. Lifelong and Therapeutic Recreation and Leisure - Anne M. Fenech and Kelly L. Shaw Fisher
• PART XIX. MEDICOLEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES
• 83. Ethics in Brain Injury Medicine - John D. Banja and Joseph J. Fins
• 84. Clinicolegal Issues - Arthur Ameis, Nathan D. Zasler, Michael F. Martelli, and Shane S. Bush
• 85. Assessing and Addressing Response Bias - Michael F. Martelli, Keith Nicholson, Nathan D. Zasler, and Mark C. Bender
• 86. Life Care Planning After Traumatic Brain Injury: Clinical and Forensic Issues - Roger O. Weed and Debra E. Berens
• Video chapter (available in e-book only): Techniques for Managing Physical Agitation in the Patient with Brain Injury - Kritis Dasgupta