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Acquired brain injury : clinical essentials for neurotrauma and rehabilitation professionals / Dong (Dan) Y. Han, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Acquired brain injury (Han)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brain damage.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (367 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2017.
- Summary:
- This is a clinically accessible reference guide to acquired brain injuries (ABIs) that provides medical and nonmedical healthcare professionals who work with patients in brain trauma and rehabilitation settings with easily understandable information about this population.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Share Acquired Brain Injury: Clinical Essentials for Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Professionals
- Chapter 1: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: An Overview
- Overview
- History
- Pathophysiology
- Etiology
- Epidemiology
- Clinical Presentation
- Diagnostic Considerations
- Treatment
- Prognosis
- Clinical Synopsis
- Case Study
- References
- Chapter 2: Moderate to Severe Brain Injury
- Primary Injury
- Secondary Injury
- Chronic Complications of TBI
- Clinical Presentation and Diagnostic Considerations
- Severity of Injury
- Typical Cognitive Deficits
- Physical and Emotional Symptoms
- Course of Recovery
- Complication Factors in Recovery
- Rehabilitation Therapy
- Pharmacotherapy
- Psychotherapy and Neurobehavioral Interventions
- Chapter 3: Cerebrovascular Injuries
- Heart
- Blood Vessels
- Blood
- Acute Stroke Management
- Acknowledgment
- Chapter 4: Brain Tumors
- Location
- Type of Tissue Involved
- Benign Versus Malignant
- Other Tumors
- Chapter 5: Neuroinfection
- Encephalitis
- Meningitis
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- Meningitis.
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- Symptoms
- Diagnosis and Treatment
- Chapter 6: Neurotoxic and Metabolic Injuries
- Chronic Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Uremic Encephalopathy
- Hyperhomocysteinemia and Alzheimer's Disease
- Metabolic Risk Factors of Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease
- Organophosphates and Pesticides
- Wernicke's Encephalopathy
- Toxic Metabolic Encephalopathy
- Lead Poisoning
- Metabolic Risk Factors of Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease.
- Organophosphates and Pesticides
- Chapter 7: Hypoxia/Anoxia
- References.
- Chapter 8: Electrical and Lightning Brain Injuries
- Type of Current
- Voltage
- Resistance
- Path of Current Flow
- Physical
- Neurological
- Cognitive and Emotional Disturbances
- Laboratory Tests
- Neurodiagnostic Imaging
- Neuropsychological Assessment
- Burns
- Musculoskeletal
- Ocular, Auditory, and Cardiac Complications
- Case Studies
- Lightning Injury
- Electrical Injury
- Chapter 9: Acquired Brain Injury Secondary to Substance Use Disorder
- Alcohol
- Inhalants
- Sedatives/Hypnotics/Anxiolytics
- Stimulants
- Chapter 10: Post-Acquired Brain Injury Headaches
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Meningoencephalitis/Encephalitis
- Pharmacologic Interventions
- Nonpharmacologic Interventions
- Lifestyle Modifications
- Addressing Comorbidity
- Chapter 11: Post-Acquired Brain Injury Epilepsy
- Introduction
- Etiology and Epidemiology
- Posttraumatic Epilepsy
- Poststroke Epilepsy
- Tumor-Associated Epilepsy
- Postinfectious Epilepsy
- Clinical Presentation.
- Diagnostic Considerations
- Chapter 12: Post-Acquired Brain Injury Movement Disorders
- Tremor
- Posttraumatic Dystonia
- Posttraumatic Parkinsonism
- Posttraumatic Hyperkinesias
- Posttraumatic Tics
- Chapter 13: Acquired Brain Injury in Children
- Physical Examination
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Imaging
- Return to School
- Return to Play
- Medications
- Chapter 14: Acquired Brain Injury in the Elderly
- Chapter 15: Psychosocial Characteristics of Acquired Brain Injury
- Pathophysiology/Etiology
- Clinical Presentation/Diagnostic Considerations
- Personality Changes
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- Communication Disorders
- Psychosocial Interventions
- Somatopsychology
- Stage Models
- Ecological Models
- Chapter 16: Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Clinical Essentials
- Neurorehabilitation
- Brain Injury
- Recovery and Neuroplasticity
- Comprehensive Neurorehabilitation/Transdisciplinary Team
- Physical and Cognitive Rehabilitation
- Psychosocial Rehabilitation
- Guiding Principles for Rehabilitation.
- Modalities.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8261-3137-9
- OCLC:
- 965739786
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