Psychosocial Characteristics of Acquired Brain Injury
CHAPTER 15 Psychosocial Characteristics of Acquired Brain Injury LESLIE GUIDOTTI BRETING COURTNEY NELSON THOMAS COTHRAN OVERVIEW An acquired brain injury (ABI) not only causes impairment in the…
Hypoxia/Anoxia
CHAPTER 7 Hypoxia/Anoxia JILL Z. STUART THOMAS J. FARRER ALEX L. HEINTZELMAN OVERVIEW Hypoxic and anoxic brain injuries can damage many different organ systems, and some organs…
Acquired Brain Injury in the Elderly
CHAPTER 14 Acquired Brain Injury in the Elderly THOMAS J. FARRER JILL Z. STUART OVERVIEW Acquired brain injury (ABI), at any age, is a significant public health…
Moderate to Severe Brain Injury
CHAPTER 2 Moderate to Severe Brain Injury P. TYLER ROSKOS LAUREN R. SCHWARZ OVERVIEW The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines traumatic brain injury (TBI)…
Post–Acquired Brain Injury Epilepsy
CHAPTER 11 Post–Acquired Brain Injury Epilepsy ERIN PLUMLEY ROBERT J. KOTLOSKI BRUCE HERMANN OVERVIEW Epilepsy resulting from an acquired brain injury (ABI), that is acquired epilepsy, is…
Feigning Issues in Brain Injury
CHAPTER 17 Feigning Issues in Brain Injury DAVID T. R. BERRY BRITTANY D. WALLS CHELSEA M. BOUQUET ELIZABETH R. WALLACE OVERVIEW “Malingering” is defined by the Diagnostic…
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: An Overview
CHAPTER 1 Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: An Overview JAMES B. HOELZLE KATHRYN A. RITCHIE OVERVIEW Although historically considered a common and relatively benign injury, mild traumatic brain…
Surgical Management of Anterior Communicating and Anterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysms
Chapter 74 Surgical Management of Anterior Communicating and Anterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysms Michael T. Lawton, Zaman Mirzadeh The anterior communicating artery (ACoA) aneurysm is the most common aneurysm encountered in…
Management of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks
Chapter 138 Management of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks Kofi Boahene, Teodoro Forcht Dagi, Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistula is a serious and potentially fatal condition whose successful management requires a…
Temporal Lobe Operations in Intractable Epilepsy
Chapter 109 Temporal Lobe Operations in Intractable Epilepsy Sameer A. Sheth, Matthew K. Mian, Emad N. Eskandar, G. Rees Cosgrove Epilepsy afflicts 0.5% to 1% of the world’s population and…
