Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury

Current Research and Future Directions

Raymond Chan editor Harvey Levin editor David Shum editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

Published:27th Mar '14

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Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury cover

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.

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 *

ISBN: 9780199737529

Dimensions: 180mm x 257mm x 33mm

Weight: 1157g

480 pages