Cerebrovascular Injuries
CHAPTER 3 Cerebrovascular Injuries LUKE BRADBURY MATTHEW JENSEN JUSTIN SATTIN OVERVIEW Stroke is an enormous public health problem as it is one of the leading causes of…
Post–Acquired Brain Injury Headaches
CHAPTER 10 Post–Acquired Brain Injury Headaches MAURICIO F. VILLAMAR JONATHAN H. SMITH OVERVIEW Headache (HA) attributed to acquired brain injury (ABI), and particularly HA attributed to traumatic…
Post–Acquired Brain Injury Movement Disorders
CHAPTER 12 Post–Acquired Brain Injury Movement Disorders HANNAH L. COMBS KATHRYN J. DUNHAM BRITTANY D. WALLS AMELIA J. ANDERSON-MOONEY OVERVIEW It is widely accepted that movement disorders…
Acquired Brain Injury Secondary to Substance Use Disorder
CHAPTER 9 Acquired Brain Injury Secondary to Substance Use Disorder BENJAMIN A. PYYKKONEN OVERVIEW The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5; American Psychiatric…
Neuroinfection
CHAPTER 5 Neuroinfection JULIA NOVITSKI KATHLEEN ELVERMAN DONNA KWAN EVAN SCHULZE CHRISTOPHER GROTE OVERVIEW Neuroinfection (or neurological infection) occurs when a virus, bacteria, parasite, fungus, or prion…
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…
