Brain Injuries

Traumatic brain injury: a multidisciplinary approach

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Head injury is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in all age groups. Injury to the head can result in traumatic brain injury (TBI) of varying severity. TBI is common with a self-reported lifetime prevalence of up to 40% in adults.1 Currently, there is no effective treatmen…

Traumatic brain injury: a multidisciplinary approach

by Whitfield, Peter C.

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"Head injury is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in all age groups. Injury to the head can result in traumatic brain injury (TBI) of varying severity. TBI is common with a self-reported lifetime prevalence of up to 40% in adults.1 Currently, there is no effective treatme…

Traumatic brain injury: a multidisciplinary approach

fromCambridge medicine (Series)

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"Head injury is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in all age groups. Injury to the head can result in traumatic brain injury (TBI) of varying severity. TBI is common with a self-reported lifetime prevalence of up to 40% in adults.1 Currently, there is no effective treatme…

Traumatic brain injury: a multidisciplinary approach

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"Head injury is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in all age groups. Injury to the head can result in traumatic brain injury (TBI) of varying severity. TBI is common with a self-reported lifetime prevalence of up to 40% in adults.1 Currently, there is no effective treatme…

Losing patience: the problems, alarms and psychological issues of …

by Peinkofer, J., (Jim)

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"All it takes is two or three violent shakes, in as little as five seconds, by an angry parent or caregiver to punish or quiet a crying child. Shaken Baby syndrome (SBS) is the leading cause of abuse-related deaths among infants. nearly one-third of shaken babies die; 80 percent…

Neurotrauma

fromNeurosurgery by example

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Part of the Neurosurgery by Example series, this volume on neurotrauma presents exemplary cases in which renowned authors guide readers through the assessment and planning, decision making, surgical procedure, after care, and complication management of common and uncommon disord…

Get me through tomorrow: a sister's memoir of brain injury and revival

by Crigler, Mojie

fromAmerican lives

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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…

Headaches and Brain Injury from a Biopsychosocial Perspective: a Practical Psychotherapy Guide

by Gurr, Birgit

fromBrain injuries series

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Post-traumatic headache is the most common symptom after mild/moderate brain injury. Similar to the characteristics of naturally occurring headaches, it is multi-faceted in nature and includes neurophysiological, psychological and social aspects. Consequently, headache has an en…

Understanding traumatic brain injury: current research and future directions

by Shum, David, Levin, Harvey S., Chan, Raymond C. K.

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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 inn…

Understanding traumatic brain injury: current research and future directions

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"This multi-authored collection of reviews and reports presents current knowledge about traumatic brain injury (TBI) from predominantly neuropsychological perspectives and practices. Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury contains a wealth of facts, theories, and recommendations t…

Understanding traumatic brain injury: current research and future directions

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"This multi-authored collection of reviews and reports presents current knowledge about traumatic brain injury (TBI) from predominantly neuropsychological perspectives and practices. Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury contains a wealth of facts, theories, and recommendations t…