Covers the spectrum of TBI, from mild sports-related injuries to severe blast injuries Discusses fundamental cell mechanisms and pathophysiology, as well as animal modeling, clinical diagnosis, current therapeutic strategies, and future treatments Describes long-term neuropsychi…
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains a significant source of death and permanent disability, contributing to nearly one-third of all injury-related deaths in the United States and exacting a profound personal and economic toll. Despite the increased resources that have recently …
On August 4, 2004, Jason Crigler was onstage in a New York City nightclub when a blood vessel burst in his brain. The thirty-four-year-old guitarist, a fixture in the downtown music scene who had played with Marshall Crenshaw, Linda Thompson, and John Cale, narrowly survived the…
Every year, an estimated 1.7 million Americans sustain brain injury. Long-term disabilities impact nearly half of moderate brain injury survivors and nearly 50,000 of these cases result in death. Over the last decade, the field of neurotrauma has witnessed significant advances, …
A comprehensive and up-to-date account on developments in the area of neurotrauma, including research into brain injury pathophysiology, biomarker research, experimental models of central nervous system injury, diagnostic methods, neurotherapeutic interventions, and neurorehabil…