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Zusatztext The editor has gathered together many of the best and most current peer-reviewed publications on mild traumatic brain injury and compiled an excellent reference. Any well-informed healthcare provider will want to pick up and copy of this book. Furthermore, it should appeal to busy professionals in its concise presentation. Informationen zum Autor Dr McCrea is Executive Director of the ProHealth Care Neuroscience Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist and has been head of the Neuropsychology Service at Waukesha Memorial Hospital since 1996. He is also Associate Adjunct Professor of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dr. McCrea has been an active research in the neurosciences, with numerous scientific publications, book chapters, and national and international lectures on the topic of traumatic brain injury. Klappentext This is the first neuropsychology book to translate exciting findings from the recent explosion of research on sport-related concussion to the broader context of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) and post-concussive syndrome (PCS) in the general population. Zusammenfassung This is the first neuropsychology book to translate exciting findings from the recent explosion of research on sport-related concussion to the broader context of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) and post-concussive syndrome (PCS) in the general population. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: The TBI Landscape 1: Epidemiology and impact of Traumatic Brain Injury 2: Zeroing in on MTBI: epidemiology and impact 3: Challenges in defining and diagnosing MTBI 4: Advances in MTBI research methodologies Top 10 conclusions Part 2: Basic and Clinical Science of MTBI 5: Biomechanics of MTBI 6: Neurophysiology of MTBI: the neurometabolic cascade 7: Neuroimaging in MTBI Top 10 conclusions Part 3: The Natural History of MTBI 8: Acute symptoms and symptom recovery 9: Acute cognitive effects and early recovery 10: Neuropsychological recovery 11: Influence of acute injury characteristics on recovery 12: Measuring neurophysiological recovery 13: Functional outcome after MTBI 14: Exceptions to the rule: potential long-term effects of MTBI Top 10 conclusions Part 4: Implications for Rethinking Post-Concussion Syndrome 15: Defining post-concussion syndrome 16: Non-specificity of postconcussion syndrome symptoms 17: Epidemiology of postconcussion syndrome: another denominator problem 18: PCS as neuropsychological disorder 19: Psychological theories of postconcussion syndrome 20: Interventional models for postconcussion syndrome 21: A practical model for clinical management of PCS Top 10 conclusions ...
