Traumatic Brain Injury

 Traumatic Brain Injury provides practical, neurological guidance to the diagnosis and management of patients who suffer from traumatic brain injury.

Taking a “patient journey” in traumatic brain injury, from prehospital management to the emergency department, into rehabilitation and finally reemergence in the community, it demonstrates how neurologists can facilitate recovery at all points along the way. It provides guidelines and algorithms to help support patients with brain injury within trauma centers, in posttraumatic care following discharge, and with mild traumatic brain injury not requiring immediate hospitalization.

From an international team of expert editors and contributors, Traumatic Brain Injury is a valuable resource for neurologists, trainee neurologists, and others working with patients with traumatic brain injury.

Part I: Introduction and Imaging

1 The Clinical Problem of Traumatic Head Injury
Ramon Diaz-Arrastia and Pieter E. Vos

2 Neuroimaging in Traumatic Brain Injury
Pieter E. Vos, Carlos Marquez de la Plata, and Ramon Diaz-Arrastia

Part II: Pre-hospital and ED Care

3 Out of Hospital Management in Traumatic Brain Injury
Peter R.G. Brink

4 Emergency Department Evaluation of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Noel S. Zuckerbraun, C. Christopher King, and Rachel P. Berger

5 In-hospital Observation for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Pieter E. Vos and Dafin F. Muresanu

Part III: In Hospital

6 ICU Care: Surgical and Medical Management – Indications for Immediate Surgery
Peter S. Amenta and Jack Jallo

7 ICU Care: Surgical and Medical Management – Neurological Monitoring and Treatment
Luzius A. Steiner

8 ICU Care: Surgical and Medical Management – Systemic Treatment
Lori Shutter

Part IV: Rehabilitation

9 Rehabilitation of Cognitive Deficits after Traumatic Brain Injury
Philippe Azouvi and Claire Vallat-Azouvi

Part V: Post-acute Care and Community in Re-integration

10 Epidemiology of Traumatic Brain Injury
Ramon Diaz-Arrastia and Kimbra Kenney

11 Neuropsychiatric and Behavioral Sequelae
Kathleen F. Pagulayan and Jesse R. Fann

12 Follow-up and Community Integration of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Joukje van der Naalt and Joke M. Spikman