Opis: Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury

This timely book reports recent progress in research on traumatic brain injury (TBI) by leading investigators encompassing translational and clinical studies. The text covers epidemiology, pathophysiology, brain imaging, cognition, behavioral sequelae, and clinical trials of innovative treatments, including new approaches to rehabilitation. The range of TBI mechanisms represented in this cutting-edge book includes closed head trauma and blast-related injury, and the spectrum of TBI severity. Chapters offer a developmental perspective, including the effects of TBI on cognitive development in children and outcome studies in adults. Contributors from various countries provide a global perspective on this worldwide health problem. The editors have synthesized the contents in a concluding chapter. Researchers and clinicians will find this volume to be an informative, authoritative reference for current TBI research. "All professionals working in the field of TBI will want to purchase this book as it brings together the latest research in this complex area. Contributors from around the globe provide the latest information on historical, medical, cognitive, emotional, psychosocial and pharmacological issues in TBI. Also included are discussions of some areas rarely addressed such as blast injuries and TBI in elderly people. I particularly liked the consideration of outcome measures, a vitally important topic in TBI." -Professor Barbara A. Wilson, The Oliver Zangwill Centre for Rehabilitation, Ely, United Kingdom "[R]esearch and study to treat TBI is extremely important, and this volume makes a significant contribution to that purpose. Each chapter supplies a voluminous amount of knowledge and insight being imparted by the author(s). In addition, charts, drawings, photos, and tables provide more information, contributing to the understanding of the subject matters being discussed. The lists of Reference materials at the end of the chapters provide further opportunities for you to consult other works and expand and deepen your understanding of any particular topic. This is a comprehensive, authoritative text." --Nano Khilnani, Biz IndiaTable of Contents ; Contributors ; Acknowledgments ; Preface ; Harvey S. Levin, David H. K. Shum & Raymond C. K. Chan ; Part 1 Introduction ; 1. Recent Advances in Traumatic Brain Injury Research: Introduction ; Harvey S. Levin, David H. K. Shum & Raymond C. K. Chan ; 2. Traumatic Brain Injury: Some History and Epidemiology ; David L. McArthur ; 3. Traumatic Brain Injury Disease: Long Term Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury ; Brent E. Masel & Douglas S. DeWitt ; Part 2 Neuropsychological Functions ; 4. Attentional Problems after Traumatic Brain Injury ; Jia Huang, David H. K. Shum, Raymon C. K. Chan & Allana L. Canty ; 5. Memory Impairments after Traumatic Brain Injury ; Allana L. Canty, David H. K. Shum, Harvey S. Levin & Raymond C. K. Chan ; 6. Executive Function Impairments after Traumatic Brain Injury ; Ya Wang, Raymond C. K. Chan & David H. K. Shum ; 7. High-Level Language in Traumatic Brain Injury: Promising Metrics to Advance Brain Repair ; Sandra B. Chapman and Lori G. Cook ; 8. Disorders of Emotion and Social Cognition following Traumatic Brain Injury ; Skye McDonald, Jacqueline Rushby, Michelle Kelly & Arielle de Sousa ; Part 3 Outcomes and Rehabilitation ; 9. Measuring Outcomes Using the International Classification of Functioning and Health (ICF) ; Robyn L. Tate ; 10. Short and Long-term Outcomes in Survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury ; Jennie Ponsford ; 11. Cognitive Rehabilitation following Traumatic Brain Injury ; Tom Manly, Jonathan J. Evans, Jessica E. Fish, Fergus Gracey & Andrew Bateman ; 12. Community Adjustment and Re-engagement ; Tamara Ownsworth & Jennifer Fleming ; 13. The Neurobiological Basis of Pharmacological Approaches for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury ; Rashed Harun & Amy K. Wagner ; Part 4 Methodological and Technological Advances ; 14. Advanced Neuroimaging in Traumatic Brain Injury ; Elisabeth A. Wilde, Kareem W. Ayoub, Erin D. Bigler, Jill V. Hunter & Harvey S. Levin ; Part 5 Special Populations ; 15. Children and Adolescents ; Vicki Anderson & Keith Owen Yeates ; 16. Traumatic Brain Injury in Older Adults: Does Age Matter? ; Glynda J. Kinsella, John Olver, Ben Ong, Eleanor Hammersley & Bethan Plowright ; 17. Mild Traumatic Brain Injury ; Sarah A. Raskin, David W. Lovejoy, Michael C. Stevens, Marta Zamroziewicz & Howard J. Oakes ; 18. Blast Related Traumatic Brian Injury: Pathophysiology, Comorbidities and Neurobehavioural Outcomes ; Ralph G De Palma, Clifford J Buckley, James M. Ecklund, Gerald M. Cross & William Gunnar ; Part 6 Future Opportunities and Challenges ; 19. Future Challenges ; Harvey S. Levin, David H. K. Shum & Raymond C. K. Chan

Szczegóły: Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury

Tytuł: Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury
Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199737529
Rok wydania: 2014
Ilość stron: 480
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 1.16 kg

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