Disorders of Consciousness
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…
The Neurointensive Care Unit: Intracranial Pressure and Cerebral Oxygenation
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…
Living With Traumatic Brain Injury: From a Survivor’s Perspective
Related posts: Selected Somatic Disorders Associated With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Fatigue, Dizziness and Balance Impairment, and Whiplash Injury Heterotopic Ossification The Neurointensive Care Unit: Intracranial Pressure and Cerebral Oxygenation…
Resources for Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors and Caregivers
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…
Management of Traumatic Brain Injury in the Older Adult
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…
Special Considerations in Caring for the Workers’ Compensation Patient
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…
Chronic Neuropsychiatric Sequelae II: Behavioral Disturbances
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…
The Natural History of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
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…
Heterotopic Ossification
47 Heterotopic Ossification Nora Cullen, Christina Taggart, and Cassandra Cowie GENERAL PRINCIPLES Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a common sequela of traumatic brain injury (TBI) that can lead to pain and…
Hydrocephalus
45 Hydrocephalus David F. Long GENERAL PRINCIPLES Definition and Epidemiology • Hydrocephalus is defined as “an active distension of the ventricular system of the brain related to inadequate passage of cerebrospinal…
