Full Description
Practitioners today see increasing numbers of brain injuries across the country and around the globe. The causes run the gamut of human endeavor, from frailty associated with ageing, military activity, sports and motor vehicle accidents of all kinds. A growing awareness of the effects of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and the need for early intervention to ameliorate these effects and improve patient outcomes has led to a demand for practical information by Clinicians on the ""frontlines.""
Designed for the busy Practitioner Traumatic Brain Injury part of the Rehabilitation Medicine Quick Reference series is a handy reference providing quick answers when diagnosing and treating Traumatic Brain Injuries at every level. One hundred alphabetically listed topics are presented in a consistent two-page format for easy access to key information at a glance. The book covers assessment, diagnostic testing and the full spectrum of brain injury conditions, sequelae and interventions commonly associated with TBI and expected functional outcomes.
Specialised areas of TBI care are also included for unique patient populations, such as sports or military injury and conditions such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or Neuroendocrine Disorder, that may be seen by providers in other settings.
Every entry is standardised for quick look-up in the office or clinic and features description, etiology, risk factors, clinical features, natural history, diagnosis, red flags, treatment, prognosis, helpful hints and suggested readings. All Rehabilitation Medicine Quick Reference titles offer:
Consistent approach and organisation: at-a-glance outline format allows readers to find the facts quickly
Concise coverage of must-know information broken down into easy-to-locate topics
Fast answers to clinical questions: diagnostic and management criteria for problems commonly encountered in daily practice
Hands-on practical guidance for all types of interventions and therapies
Multi-specialty perspective ensures that issues of relevance to all rehabilitation team members are addressed
Contents
Contents: Traumatic Brain Injury Basics: 1.Traumatic Brain Injury History; 2. Physical Examination; 3. Assessment Scales: Agitation; 4. Assessment Scales: Balance and Dizziness; 5. Assessment Scales: Cognition; 6. Assessment Scales: Concussion Grading; 7. Assessment Scales: Injury Severity Measures; 8. Assessment Scales: Level of Arousal, Attention and Cognition; 9. Assessment Scales: Orientation; 10. Assessment Scales: Post-concussive Symptom; 11. Assessment Scales: Sleep; 12. Assessment Scales: Smell; 13. Diagnostic Tests: Balance and Dizziness; 14. Diagnostic Tests: Bowel and Bladder Function; 15. Diagnostic Tests: Electrophysiologic Evoked Potentials; 16. Diagnostic Tests: Neuroimaging Findings in TBI; 17. Diagnostic Tests: Neuroimaging Techniques; 18. Diagnostic Tests: Swallowing; 19. Diagnostic Tests: Vascular; Conditions: 20. Agitation/Restless Behavior; 21. Akinetic Mutism; 22. Aphasia, Expressive (Motor); 23. Aphasia, Receptive (Sensory); 24. Attentional Deficits, Mild TBI; 25. Balance Deficits; 26. Bladder Issues; 27. Bowel Issues; 28. Central Dysautonomia; 29. Cognitive Deficits of TBI; 30. Combat-Related TBI; 31. Concussion, Cumulative Mild TBI; 32. Concussion, Mild TBI; 33. Concussion, Post-Concussive Symptoms/Syndrome (PCS)34. Concussion, Second Impact Syndrome; 35. Concussion, Sports; 36. Coordination Deficits; 37. Cranial Nerve Deficits Ç Ï I (Anosmia); 38. Cranial Nerve Deficits Ç Ï V, VII (Face); 39. Cranial Nerve Deficits Ç Ï X, XI, XII (Head and Neck); 40. Cranial Nerve Deficits Ç Ï III, I V, VI (Ocular movements); 41. Cranial Nerve Deficits Ç Ï II, VIII, IX (Special Senses); 42. Cranial/Skull Defects (Craniotomy/Craniectomy/Cranioplasty); 43. Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT); 44. Dementia and TBI; 45. Depression; 46. Disinhibition; 47. Dizziness; 48. Dysarthria; 49. Dysphagia; 50. Emotional Lability; 51. Executive Function Impairment; 52. Gait (Ambulation) Dysfunction; 53. Geriatric TBI; 54. Hearing Deficits; 55. Hemiparesis/Hemiplegia; 56. Heterotopic Ossification (HO); 57. Hyperesthesia; 58. Hypoarousal; 59. Hypoesthesia/Numbness; 60. Hypotonia/Flaccidity; 61. Insomnia; 62. Locked-In Syndrome (LIS); 63. Minimally Conscious State (MCS); 64. Neglect (Unilateral Spatial Inattention); 65. Neuroendocrine Dysfunction: Other; 66. Neuroendocrine Dysfunction: Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH); 67. Neurolinguistic Deficits of TBI; 68. Pain: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome; 69. Pain, General; 70. Pain: Headaches; 71. Pediatric TBI; 72. Penetrating Injuries; 73. Posttraumatic Amnesia; 74. Posttraumatic Hydrocephalus; 75. Posttraumatic Seizures (PTS); 76. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; 77. Pressure Sores; 78. Quadriparesis; 79. SCI and TBI: Dual Disability; 80. Sexual Dysfunction; 81. Shaken Baby Syndrome; 82. Spasticity/Hypertonicity/Rigidity/Clonus; 83. Tinnitus; 84.Tremors; 85. Vegetative State Ç Ï Persistent (PVS); 86. Vision Deficits; 87. Visual Perceptual Deficits; Interventions: 88. Acute Management of Mild TBI; 89. Acute Management of Moderate-Severe TBI; 90. Agitation, Medications to Treat; 91. Complementary-Alternative Medicine; 92. Computer-based Cognitive Therapy; 93. Constraint-Induced Therapy; 94. Depression, Medication to Treat; 95. Disability Determination; 96. Intensity and Type of Therapy; 97. Outcome Assessment and Prediction; 98. Return to Sports; 99. Return to Work; 100. Spasticity, Oral Medications to Treat
