37 Rational Neuropharmacology in Traumatic Brain Injury Durga Roy and Vani Rao BACKGROUND Neuropsychiatric impairments are common after traumatic brain injury (TBI). These include cognitive impairment, mood and anxiety disorders,…
20 Emergency Department Management and Initial Trauma Care Considerations Stephen V. Cantrill GENERAL PRINCIPLES Classification Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is usually initially classified as to severity (mild, moderate, severe) based…
28 Disorders of Consciousness Brian D. Greenwald and Phalgun Nori BACKGROUND AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES Definition States of altered consciousness, referred to as disorders of consciousness (DOC), can be categorized as…
23 The Neurointensive Care Unit: Intracranial Pressure and Cerebral Oxygenation Brandon A. Francis and Matthew B. Maas GENERAL PRINCIPLES Once a traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs, little can be done…
70 Resources for Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors and Caregivers Lisa Rosen and Elizabeth Wojciechowski BACKGROUND Need for Transitional Support Many brain injury survivors and their families will require significant support…
67 Management of Traumatic Brain Injury in the Older Adult Blessen C. Eapen, Carlos A. Jaramillo, and David X. Cifu INTRODUCTION This chapter will review the general aspects of traumatic…
60 Special Considerations in Caring for the Workers’ Compensation Patient Felise S. Zollman BACKGROUND The need for a no-fault workers’ compensation (WC) system came into being in the context of…
55 Chronic Neuropsychiatric Sequelae II: Behavioral Disturbances Theodore Tsaousides and Jason Krellman Acute behavioral manifestations of moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) are common, occurring in varying severity in up to…
8 The Natural History of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Grant L. Iverson, Noah D. Silverberg, and Rael T. Lange INTRODUCTION The natural history of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) is…
