Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America
- 1st Edition, Volume 35-3 - July 3, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Amy Hao, Blessen C. Eapen
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 2 8 9 7 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 2 8 9 8 - 1
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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics, guest editors Drs. Amy Hao and Blessen C. Eapen bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation. With well over 220,000 TBI-related hospitalizations per year, traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains a major cause of death and disability in the U.S. This issue provides insight on the current state of science, as well as clinical advances in the field of brain injury rehabilitation.
- Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including disorders of consciousness; management of pain and headache after TBI; neuropsychological evaluation in traumatic brain injury; pharmacotherapy in rehabilitation of post-acute TBI; medicolegal issues in TBI; and more.
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on traumatic brain injury rehabilitation, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acute Management of Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
- Key points
- Introduction
- Systemic effects
- Management
- General supportive measures
- Management of intracranial pressure
- Surgical interventions
- Acute care setting and role of physiatry consultation
- Summary
- Disorders of Consciousness
- Key points
- Introduction
- Consciousness
- Clinical definition
- Clinical examination and quantitative assessment
- Behavioral assessment scales
- Imaging and complementary studies
- Treatment interventions
- Considerations
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Management of Medical Complications during the Rehabilitation of Moderate–Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
- Key points
- Introduction
- Autonomic dysregulation
- Posttraumatic seizures
- Neurogenic bladder
- Sleep disorders
- Agitation
- Neuroendocrine disorders
- Spasticity
- Heterotopic Ossification
- Venous thrombosis
- Posttraumatic hydrocephalus
- Dizziness
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Acute Concussion
- Key points
- Introduction/history/definitions/background
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Rehabilitation of Persistent Symptoms After Concussion
- Key points
- Introduction
- Theory of syndrome and co-contributing factors
- General treatment approach
- Symptom specific
- Visual dysfunction
- Mood
- Cognitive symptoms
- Summary
- Sports Related Concussion
- Key points
- Introduction/history/epidemiology
- Epidemiology
- Definition
- Recognition of concussions
- Return-to-learn and return-to-sport
- Imaging
- Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
- Clinics care points
- Military Traumatic Brain Injury
- Key points
- Introduction
- Brief history of traumatic brain injury in the military
- Definition
- Significance
- Etiology/mechanism of injury
- Blast-related traumatic brain injury
- Penetrating injuries
- Polytrauma
- Mental health
- Pain
- Mild traumatic brain injury (concussion)
- Diagnosing traumatic brain injury in the military
- Treatment considerations
- Care settings
- Prevention and future directions
- Clinics care points
- Management of Pain and Headache After Traumatic Brain Injury
- Key points
- Introduction
- Clinics care points
- Neuropsychological Evaluation in Traumatic Brain Injury
- Key points
- Mild traumatic brain injury
- Moderate and severe traumatic brain injury
- Predictors of neuropsychological outcomes following traumatic brain injury
- Risk of dementia and chronic traumatic encephalopathy
- Special issues related to neuropsychological assessment
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
- Key points
- Introduction
- History
- Definition
- Clinical syndrome
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Neuropharmacology in Traumatic Brain Injury
- Key points
- Introduction
- Disorders of consciousness: hypoarousal state
- Agitation: hyperarousal state
- Seizures
- Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity
- Pain
- Post-traumatic headache
- Spasticity
- Sleep–wake disturbances
- Post-traumatic brain injury fatigue
- Memory and cognitive slowing
- Anxiety and depression
- Medications to avoid in traumatic brain injury
- Clinics care points
- Community Reintegration After Traumatic Brain Injury
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Environmental and social factors impacting community reintegration
- Community reintegration program characteristics
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Complementary and Integrative Medicine in Treating Headaches, Cognitive Dysfunction, Mental Fatigue, Insomnia, and Mood Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury: A Comprehensive Review
- Key points
- Introduction
- Generalized traumatic brain injury treatments
- Headaches
- Cognitive dysfunction
- Mental fatigue
- Insomnia
- Mood disorders (anxiety/depression)
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Medical-Legal Issues in Traumatic Brain Injury
- Key points
- Introduction
- Legal trends
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 35-3
- Published: July 3, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443128974
- eBook ISBN: 9780443128981
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Amy Hao
Affiliations and expertise
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist, VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System, Los Angeles, California, USABE
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