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Concussion

Assessment, Management and Rehabilitation

  • 1st Edition - August 9, 2019
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Blessen C. Eapen, David X. Cifu
  • Language: English

This practical reference, edited by Drs. Blessen C. Eapen and David X. Cifu, covers the full spectrum of assessment, management, and rehabilitation after concussion. It includes be… Read more

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This practical reference, edited by Drs. Blessen C. Eapen and David X. Cifu, covers the full spectrum of assessment, management, and rehabilitation after concussion. It includes best practices and considerations for numerous patient populations and their unique needs in an easy-to-read, concise format. Geared toward physiatrists, neurologists, primary care physicians, and rehabilitation professionals, this book provides the key information you need to guide your treatment plans and help patients recover after concussion.

Key features

  • Consolidates the most current information and guidance in this challenging and diverse area into　one convenient resource.

  • Covers acute management of concussions, diagnostic criteria, neuroimaging, biomarkers, chronic traumatic encephalopathy and return-to-play, school, and duty protocols. 　

  • Discusses special populations, including pediatrics, sports, military, and veteran patients.

  • Covers post-concussive syndrome and its management of sequelae after concussion.

Readership

Physiatrists, Neurologists and Primary Care Physicians, Rehabilitation Professionals (PT, OT, SLP)

Table of contents

1 Acute Management of Concussion and Diagnostic Criteria

2 Neuropsychological Assessment

3 Neuroimaging in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation

4 Postconcussive Syndrome (PCS)

5 Assessment and Management of Psychiatric Symptoms Among Adults With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

6 Postconcussive Headache

7 Assessment and Treatment of Sleep in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

8 Management and Rehabilitation of Cognitive Dysfunction

9 Neurosensory Deficits Associated with Concussion (Auditory, Vestibular, and Visual Dysfunction)

10 Rehabilitation and Management of Fatigue

11 Management of Adult Sports Concussion

12 Assessment, Management, and Rehabilitation of Pediatric Concussions

13 Assessment and Treatment of Concussion in Service Members and Veterans

14 Gender and Sex Considerations in Traumatic Brain Injury

15 A Look Ahead: Cutting Edge Research in the Diagnosis, Assessment, Rehabilitation Management, and Prevention of Concussion and Its Sequelae

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: August 9, 2019
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Blessen C. Eapen

Blessen Eapen is the Chief of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) Department at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and is a Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Eapen is a physiatrist, researcher, and medical educator who has received numerous professional awards and honors and has authored many peer-reviewed publications, chapters and books in the field of rehabilitation medicine
Affiliations and expertise
Chief, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System; Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

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David X. Cifu

David Xavier Cifu is an American physiatrist, researcher, and medical educator. He is the Associate Dean for Innovation and System Integration in the School of Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, the chairman and Herman J. Flax M.D. Professor of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Virginia Commonwealth University, staff physiatrist at the Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center, founding director of the VCU-Center for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering and senior TBI specialist in the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Health Administration.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Dean of Innovation and System Integration and Eminent Scholar, Herman J. Flax, MD Professor and Chair, Department of, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Senior Consultant, Sheltering Arms Institute, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, USA

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