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Traumatic brain injury : a neurosurgeon's perspective / Gary E. Kraus.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kraus, Gary E., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brain--Wounds and injuries--Treatment.
- Brain.
- Brain Injuries, Traumatic--diagnosis.
- Brain Injuries, Traumatic--rehabilitation.
- Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological.
- Neurologic Manifestations.
- Neurosurgical Procedures.
- Medical Subjects:
- Brain Injuries, Traumatic--diagnosis.
- Brain Injuries, Traumatic--rehabilitation.
- Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological.
- Neurologic Manifestations.
- Neurosurgical Procedures.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 196 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2023.
- Biography/History:
- Doctor Gary Kraus is the Founder of the Kraus Back and Neck Institute (KBNI) in Houston, Texas. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Neurosurgery, is Fellowship trained, and recognized as a top Houston neurosurgeon by his peers and patients. Dr. Kraus has special expertise in the area of non-surgical and minimally invasive Treatments of spinal problems. Although he has performed thousands of surgical procedures, Dr. Kraus routinely treats pain patients without surgery. His patients find him to be approachable and his demeanor is kind and compassionate. Dr. Kraus has always held to a higher standard in patient care for which he receives many honors and awards.
- Contents:
- Experience as a Neurosurgeon
- Epidemiology
- Can Significant Brain Damage Go Unrecognized
- Traumatic brain injury classification, scales and definitions
- Neurobiology of TBI : mechanical injury and blast injury
- Cognitive function and neuroanatomy of the Brain
- Agnosias, Aphasias, Apraxias, Agraphias, etc
- Imaging
- Acute Neurosurgical Management of Brain Injury
- Recovery and Rehabilitation
- Long Term Outcome : Prognosis
- Life care planning/ Socioeconomic Consequences.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 28, 2023).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Louis B. Flexner Medical Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Kraus, Gary E. Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- ISBN:
- 9781003354154
- 1003354157
- 9781000867510
- 100086751X
- 9781000867565
- 1000867560
- Publisher Number:
- 99994226268
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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