Posttraumatic Seizures
46 Posttraumatic Seizures Kan Ding and Ramon Diaz-Arrastia GENERAL PRINCIPLES Definition A seizure (sz) is an abnormal excessive synchronous discharge of cortical neurons that can result in clinical manifestations such…
Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Traumatic Brain Injury
68 Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Traumatic Brain Injury Felise S. Zollman BACKGROUND Definitions • Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)—a group of diverse medical and healthcare systems, practices, and products that…
Postconcussion Syndrome: Diagnostic Characteristics and Clinical Manifestations
15 Postconcussion Syndrome: Diagnostic Characteristics and Clinical Manifestations Erica Bellamkonda, Blessen C. Eapen, and Felise S. Zollman GENERAL PRINCIPLES Definition Individuals sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI) often report a…
Neurovascular Complications After Nonpenetrating Brain Injury
58 Neurovascular Complications After Nonpenetrating Brain Injury Sunil Kothari, Michael M. Green, and Ana Durand-Sanchez INTRODUCTION Although uncommon, neurovascular complications of traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have devastating consequences. This…
Anoxia Complicating TBI
24 Anoxia Complicating TBI Caroline Sizer and Gary Goldberg INTRODUCTION This chapter addresses clinical concerns when hypoxic/ischemic brain injury (HIBI) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) overlap. Simultaneous HIBI and TBI…
Structural and Functional Brain Imaging in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
12 Structural and Functional Brain Imaging in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Jeffrey David Lewine BACKGROUND • Almost 85% of brain injuries are classified as mild. However, such classification does not mean…
Imaging in Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
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…
Occupational Therapy: Activities of Daily Living, Driving, and Community Reintegration
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…
Physical Therapy: Mobility, Transfers, and Ambulation; Vestibular Rehabilitation
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,…
Chronic Neuropsychiatric Sequelae I: Mood Disorders
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…
