Concussion care manual: a practical guide

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This manual, based on the experience of the director of the concussion clinic at Washington University in St Louis, provides specific practical, step-by-step guidance for managing a variety of problems related to complex concussion, especially in the substantial minority of patients who are not making a rapid recovery.

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Full title :Concussion care manual : a practical guide / David L. Brody.

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Publication Date:©2015

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford [England]
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2015

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Description:1 online resource (167 pages) : : illustrations, tables

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780199383870, 0199383871
oclc:ocn891396721
LC Classification:RC394.C7
Dewey Decimal:617.481044

Cover; Concussion Care Manual; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Concussion Management: The Big Picture; 1 What is a concussion?; 2 How do you make the diagnosis?; 3 Diagnosis of sport concussion; 4 Which problems do you address first?; 5 General treatment strategies; Part II Specific Topics; 6 Headaches; 7 Sleep disruption; 8 Attention deficit; 9 Mood instability; 10 Anxiety and depression; 11 Post-traumatic stress disorder; 12 Personality change; 13 Balance problems; 14 Dizziness; 15 Fatigue; 16 Excessive sleepiness; 17 Memory impairment

18 Executive dysfunction19 Parkinsonism; 20 Blurry vision; 21 Hearing problems; 22 Smell and taste problems; 23 Sexual dysfunction; 24 Seizures; 25 Psychosis; 26 Return to work; 27 Return to driving; 28 Return to school; 29 Return to contact sports; 30 When is it safe to fly or travel to high altitude?; 31 Medicolegal aspects of concussion; 32 Special topics in adolescents; 33 Special topics in children; 34 Special topics in contact sport athletes and others with multiple concussions; 35 Special topics in military personnel; Part III How to Set Up and Run a Concussion Clinic; 36 Staffing

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