Electrical and Lightning Brain Injuries
CHAPTER 8 Electrical and Lightning Brain Injuries SHRAVAN PARIKH JOSEPH FINK MAIA FEIGON NEIL PLISKIN OVERVIEW Electricity pervades modern society; it is often taken for granted, in…
NEUROSURGERY
Brain Tumors
CHAPTER 4 Brain Tumors SHAROON QAISER DONITA LIGHTNER OVERVIEW And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew….
Acquired Brain Injury in Children
CHAPTER 13 Acquired Brain Injury in Children ANA C. ALBUJA ROBERT BAUMANN OVERVIEW Acquired brain injury (ABI) is defined as a postneonatal injury to the brain, most…
Neurotoxic and Metabolic Injuries
CHAPTER 6 Neurotoxic and Metabolic Injuries BRUCE J. DIAMOND JOSEPH E. MOSLEY KATHERINE MAKAREC KRISTA DETTLE OVERVIEW In this chapter, we briefly examine brain injuries manifested as…
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…
