Mindstorms : the complete guide for families living with traumatic brain injury / John W. Cassidy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cassidy, John W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brain--Wounds and injuries--Complications.

Brain.

Brain--Wounds and injuries--Patients--Rehabilitation.

Brain damage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A compassionate, reassuring resource for families affected by this ?silent epidemic."

Contents:

Contents; Foreword 1; Introduction 3; PART 1 Understanding theBasics of Brain Injury; 1 Types of Traumatic Brain Injury 17; 2 Brain Injury Myths 29; 3 Discovering and Diagnosing Brain Injury 37; 4 Recognizing Mild Traumatic Brain Injury 47; PART 2 The Various Effects ofTraumatic Brain Injury; 5 How TBI Can Affect the Body 59; 6 How TBI Can Affect the Mind 75; 7 How TBI Can Affect Social Interaction 87; 8 How TBI Can Affect Personality: The Alien Self 101; PART 3 Treating TBI: From ER Through Rehab; 9 Emergency and Acute Care 113; 10 Rehabilitation 101 125; 11 Medication Therapies 137

12 Cognitive Therapy 14913 Behavioral Therapy 163; PART 4 The Journey Back; 14 Reentering the Real World 173; 15 Taking Care of the Caregiver-YOU 187; Epilogue: The Future Is Now 197; Appendix: How the Brain Works, 201; Resources, 219; Acknowledgments, 225; Index, 227

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-465-04674-6

0-7867-2388-2

0-7867-4807-9

OCLC:

609854532