Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury
Current Research and Future Directions
Published on 27. March 2014
Book
Hardback
480 pages
978-0-19-973752-9 (ISBN)
Description
This timely book reports recent progress in research on traumatic brain injury (TBI) by leading investigators encompassing translational and clinical studies. The text covers epidemiology, pathophysiology, brain imaging, cognition, behavioral sequelae, and clinical trials of innovative treatments, including new approaches to rehabilitation. The range of TBI mechanisms represented in this cutting-edge book includes closed head trauma and blast-related injury, and the spectrum of TBI severity. Chapters offer a developmental perspective, including the effects of TBI on cognitive development in children and outcome studies in adults. Contributors from various countries provide a global perspective on this worldwide health problem. The editors have synthesized the contents in a concluding chapter. Researchers and clinicians will find this volume to be an informative, authoritative reference for current TBI research.
Reviews / Votes
This is a high-quality, well-researched book that makes a unique contribution to the existing literature in this field. It nicely reviews fundamental concepts while at the same time pushes boundaries, exploring the latest on both the clinical and research fronts. I would highly recommend this book to anyone seeking to better understand traumatic brain injury, including clinicians, researchers, and healthcare policymakers. * Sangeeta Patel Driver, MD MPH (Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago) * the diversity of topics covered in this text makes it a valuable handbook for a wide range of audiences interested in TBI research, management, and rehabilitation. * by Patrick S. Ledwidge, Developmental Neuropsychology *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
21 line art: 22 Halftone; 14 color inserts
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1086 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-973752-9 (9780199737529)
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Additional editions
Harvey Levin | David Shum | Raymond Chan
Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury
Current Research and Future Directions
E-Book
01/2014
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€127.99
Available for download
Harvey Levin | David Shum | Raymond Chan
Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury
Current Research and Future Directions
E-Book
01/2014
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€127.99
Available for download
Persons
Harvey S. Levin is Professor and Director of Research in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. He also serves as Director of the Center of Excellence for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) at the Michael E. De Bakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center. His research is concerned with closed head trauma in civilians and blast-related injury in veterans.
David H. K. Shum is Dean of Research in the Health Group at Griffith University, Australia. Professor Shum has more than 20 years' experience studying the effects of brain injury on cognition and behavior in adults and children.
Raymond C. K. Chan is Professor of Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience at the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Deputy Director of the Key Laboratory of Mental Health. He holds an honorary professorship at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong.
David H. K. Shum is Dean of Research in the Health Group at Griffith University, Australia. Professor Shum has more than 20 years' experience studying the effects of brain injury on cognition and behavior in adults and children.
Raymond C. K. Chan is Professor of Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience at the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Deputy Director of the Key Laboratory of Mental Health. He holds an honorary professorship at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong.
Editor
Professor of NeurosurgeryProfessor of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Dean of Research, Health GroupDean of Research, Health Group, Griffith Institute for Health and Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia, Australia
Professor of Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive NeuroscienceProfessor of Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, China
Content
Table of Contents ; Contributors ; Acknowledgments ; Preface ; Harvey S. Levin, David H. K. Shum & Raymond C. K. Chan ; Part 1 Introduction ; 1. Recent Advances in Traumatic Brain Injury Research: Introduction ; Harvey S. Levin, David H. K. Shum & Raymond C. K. Chan ; 2. Traumatic Brain Injury: Some History and Epidemiology ; David L. McArthur ; 3. Traumatic Brain Injury Disease: Long Term Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury ; Brent E. Masel & Douglas S. DeWitt ; Part 2 Neuropsychological Functions ; 4. Attentional Problems after Traumatic Brain Injury ; Jia Huang, David H. K. Shum, Raymon C. K. Chan & Allana L. Canty ; 5. Memory Impairments after Traumatic Brain Injury ; Allana L. Canty, David H. K. Shum, Harvey S. Levin & Raymond C. K. Chan ; 6. Executive Function Impairments after Traumatic Brain Injury ; Ya Wang, Raymond C. K. Chan & David H. K. Shum ; 7. High-Level Language in Traumatic Brain Injury: Promising Metrics to Advance Brain Repair ; Sandra B. Chapman and Lori G. Cook ; 8. Disorders of Emotion and Social Cognition following Traumatic Brain Injury ; Skye McDonald, Jacqueline Rushby, Michelle Kelly & Arielle de Sousa ; Part 3 Outcomes and Rehabilitation ; 9. Measuring Outcomes Using the International Classification of Functioning and Health (ICF) ; Robyn L. Tate ; 10. Short and Long-term Outcomes in Survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury ; Jennie Ponsford ; 11. Cognitive Rehabilitation following Traumatic Brain Injury ; Tom Manly, Jonathan J. Evans, Jessica E. Fish, Fergus Gracey & Andrew Bateman ; 12. Community Adjustment and Re-engagement ; Tamara Ownsworth & Jennifer Fleming ; 13. The Neurobiological Basis of Pharmacological Approaches for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury ; Rashed Harun & Amy K. Wagner ; Part 4 Methodological and Technological Advances ; 14. Advanced Neuroimaging in Traumatic Brain Injury ; Elisabeth A. Wilde, Kareem W. Ayoub, Erin D. Bigler, Jill V. Hunter & Harvey S. Levin ; Part 5 Special Populations ; 15. Children and Adolescents ; Vicki Anderson & Keith Owen Yeates ; 16. Traumatic Brain Injury in Older Adults: Does Age Matter? ; Glynda J. Kinsella, John Olver, Ben Ong, Eleanor Hammersley & Bethan Plowright ; 17. Mild Traumatic Brain Injury ; Sarah A. Raskin, David W. Lovejoy, Michael C. Stevens, Marta Zamroziewicz & Howard J. Oakes ; 18. Blast Related Traumatic Brian Injury: Pathophysiology, Comorbidities and Neurobehavioural Outcomes ; Ralph G De Palma, Clifford J Buckley, James M. Ecklund, Gerald M. Cross & William Gunnar ; Part 6 Future Opportunities and Challenges ; 19. Future Challenges ; Harvey S. Levin, David H. K. Shum & Raymond C. K. Chan