14 Cognition in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Neuropsychological Assessment Theodore Tsaousides, Kristen Dams-O’Connor, and Wayne A. Gordon GENERAL PRINCIPLES Definition Neuropsychological assessment (NPA) is the quantitative and qualitative evaluation of…
44 Cranial Nerve Palsies Flora Hammond and Todd Masel GENERAL PRINCIPLES Epidemiology True incidence of cranial nerve (CN) injuries in traumatic brain injury (TBI) is not certain, but it is…
40 Practical Guidelines for Prognostication After Traumatic Brain Injury Sunil Kothari and Craig DiTommaso INTRODUCTION • Families report that they rarely receive the prognostic information they desire after traumatic brain injuries…
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…
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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…
