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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
