21 Imaging in Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury David N. Alexander BACKGROUND: IMAGING TECHNIQUES The two most commonly used imaging procedures in traumatic brain injury (TBI) are computerized tomography…
32 Occupational Therapy: Activities of Daily Living, Driving, and Community Reintegration Jennifer Fleming and Deirdre R. Dawson BACKGROUND Definitions • Occupation: Activity that gives structure, value, and meaning and encompasses work…
31 Physical Therapy: Mobility, Transfers, and Ambulation; Vestibular Rehabilitation Catherine Burress Kestner DEFINITIONS • Physical therapists (PT): “health care professionals who help individuals maintain, restore, and improve movement, activity, and functioning,…
53 Chronic Neuropsychiatric Sequelae I: Mood Disorders Hazem Shahin and Ricardo E. Jorge GENERAL PRINCIPLES Background Mood disorders occur in the context of profound changes in cognitive and emotional processing…
54 Sleep Disturbances Felise S. Zollman and Eric B. Larson BACKGROUND What Is a Sleep Disturbance? • Dyssomnias—disorders that result in insomnia (e.g., sleep apnea) • Parasomnias—disorders of arousal or sleep stage…
19 Field Management: Prehospital Care Joshua B. Gaither GENERAL PRINCIPLES The goal of prehospital management of moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is to prevent secondary brain insult (e.g.,…
56 Cumulative Effects of Repeated Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Philip H. Montenigro, Daniella C. Sisniega, and Robert C. Cantu INTRODUCTION A concussion is a form of…
57 Posttraumatic Headache Thomas K. Watanabe GENERAL PRINCIPLES Definition According to International Classification of Headaches Criteria, 3rd edition (ICHD-3), headaches (HAs) that develop within 1 week after head trauma (or…
64 Ethical Considerations Teresa A. Savage DEFINITIONS • Ethics are a “set of moral principles; a theory or system of moral values” [1]. • Various theories and frameworks can be used to…
1 Traumatic Brain Injury: Definitions and Nomenclature Kristine O’Phelan Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has a broad spectrum of severity, pathology, physiology, and sequela. This chapter will present pertinent definitions, nomenclature,…
