Traumatic brain injury - Grafman, Jordan; Salazar, Andres M. (Edinburgh : Elsevier, 2015)
V. 1. Section 1: Risk and predisposition. Epidemiology -- Classification of traumatic brain injury: past, present and future -- Genetic predictors of outcome following TBI -- Section 2: Pathology and mechanisms of traumatic brain injury. The neuropathology of traumatic brain injury -- Cellular and molecular mechanisms of injury and spontaneous recovery -- Injury biomechanics, neuropathology, and simplified physics of explosive blast and impact mild traumatic brain injury -- Cellular biomechanics of central nervous system injury -- Animal models of traumatic brain injury -- Section 3: Special considerations. Mild traumatic brain injury -- Acute sports-related traumatic brain injury and repetitive concussion -- Brain injury from explosive blast: description and clinical management -- Surgical management of civilian gunshot wounds to the head -- Acute loss of consciousness -- Systemic manifestations of traumatic brain injury -- Special considerations in infants and children -- Section 4: Current and emerging diagnostic tools. Biomarkers -- Current and future diagnostic tools for traumatic brain injury: CT, conventional MRI, and diffusion tensor imaging -- Using fMRI and EEG to detect consciousness after severe brain injury -- Resting functional imaging tools: (MRS, SPECT, PET and PCT) -- Advances in imaging explosive blast mild traumatic brain injury -- Electrophysiological recordings in traumatic brain injury -- Section 5: Management and treatment. Neuroprotection for traumatic brain injury -- The prehospital management of traumatic brain injury -- Acute management of military-related injury (PHI & blast) -- Clinical management of the minimally conscious state -- Rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury -- Long-term social integration and community support -- Recent developments in clinical trials for the treatment of traumatic brain injury --
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Keywords: Brain Injuries, Traumatic -- therapy; Brain Ischemia -- surgery