Manual of Traumatic Brain Injury Management

Felise S. Zollman, MD, Co-Project Director, Midwest Regional Traumatic Brain Injury Model System Center, Attending Physician, Brain Injury and Rehabilitation Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Assistant Professor, Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation & Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Introduction,Felise Zollman; Section 1: Core Concepts: Chapter 1: Traumatic Brain Injury: Definitions and Nomenclature,Kristine O'Phelan; Chapter 2: Essential concepts in Traumatic Brain Injury Neuropathology, Michelle LaPlaca; Chapter 3: Characterization of TBI Severity, Lisa Lombard; Section 2: Epidemiology and Primary Prevention; Chapter 4: Epidemiology, Marie Crandall; Chapter 5: Prevention of Sports-related Concussion and Brain Injury, Robert C. Cantu; Chapter 6: Prevention of Traumatic Brain Injury Secondary to Modes of Transportation, Falls and Assaults,Jeffrey Radecki; Section 3: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; Chapter 7: Concussion vs. MTBI-Is There a Difference?,Grant Iverson and Rael Lange; Chapter 8: MTBI: Initial Medical Evaluation and Management,John J. Bruns; Chapter 9: Sports-Related Concussion: Identification and Return to Play Decision-making,Mark Lovell; Chapter 10: The Natural History of MTBI,Rael Lange and Grant Iverson; Chapter 11: Cumulative Effects of Repeated MTBI, Robert C. Cantu; Chapter 12: Second Impact Syndrome,Gary Goldberg; Chapter 13: Imaging in MTBI,Jeffrey Lewine; Chapter 14: Somatic Manifestations of MTBI: Headache, Dizziness and Fatigue,Elie Elovic; Chapter 15: Cognition in MTBI Nneuropsychological Assessment,Wayne Gordon and Theodore Tsaousides; Chapter 16: Cognition in MTBI: Is There a Risk of Late Development of Dementia?,William Barr; Chapter 17: Post-Concussion Disorder (PCD): Diagnostic Characteristics and Clinical Manifestation,Felise Zollman and Erica Wang; Chapter 18: Post-Concussion Disorder (PCD): Symptom Management,William Walker; Chapter 19: Confounding factors in PCD: The Role of Persistent Pain, Mood Disorder, Medication Use and Litigation in Symptom Persistence,Nathan Zasler; Chapter 20: Recognizing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Manifesting in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury,Eric Larson; Chapter 21: Factors Suggesting a Need for Referral to Mental Health Providers in PCD,Mike McCrea; Section 4: Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury; Chapter 22: Field Management: Pre-hospital Care,Clare L Hammel; Chapter 23: Emergency Department Management and Initial Trauma Care Considerations,Stephen Cantrill; Chapter 24: Neuroimaging,David Alexander; Chapter 24: Neurosurgical Management of Skull Fractures and Intracranial Bleeding,Joshua Rosenow; Chapter 26: The Neuro-intensive Care Unit: ICP and Cerebral Oxygenation,Sarice Bassin; Chapter 27: The Role of Neuroprotective Interventions in Traumatic Brain Injury,David Okonkwo andDavid Panczykowski; Chapter 28: Nutritional Considerations,Aaron Cook; Chapter 29: Initial Rehabilitation Interventions in the Acute Hospital Setting and Transitioning to the Next Level of Care,Brian Greenwald andKemesha Delisser; Chapter 30: Disorders of Consciousness, Brian Greenwald and Phalgun Nori; Chapter 31: The Role of Specialized Brain Injury Units in the Rehabilitation Process,Allen Brown; Chapter 32: Rehabilitation Nursing,Ann Bines; Chapter 33: Physical therapy: Mobility, Transfers and Ambulation,Catherine Burress; Chapter 34: Occupational Therapy: ADL's and Community Reintegration,Deirdre Dawson; Chapter 35: Speech Therapy: Dysphagia and Cognitive/Communication Impairments,Kara Kozub; Chapter 36: Neuro-optometric Rehabilitation,William Padula; Chapter 37: Cognitive Impairment: Characterization and Management, Eric Larson; Chapter 38: Behavioral Impairment: Recognition and Management,S. Fleminger; Chapter 39: Rational Neuropharmacology in Traumatic Brain Injury,Vani Rao andCynthia Fields; Chapter 40: Pain Management in Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury,Nathan Zasler; Chapter 41: Practical Guidelines for Prognostication after Traumatic Brain Injury,Sunil Kothari; Chapter 42: Sexuality after Traumatic Brain Injury,Angelle Sander; Chapter 43: Assessment of Decisional Capacity,Rebecca Brashler; Chapter 44: Community Reintegration,James F. Malec andAnne Moessner; Section 5: Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Medical Complications: Chapter 45: Cranial Nerve Palsies,Flora Hammond; Chapter 46: Hydrocephalus,David Long; Chapter 47: Post-traumatic Seizures,Ramon Diaz-Arrastia; Chapter 48: Heterotopic Ossification,Nora Cullen; Chapter 49: Endocrine Dysfunction,Lucy Behan; Chapter 50: Dysautonomia and PAID,Cherina Cyborski; Chapter 51: Movement Disorders, Cherina Cyborski; Chapter 52: Spasticity,Ross Zafonte; Chapter 53: Mood Disorders,Ricardo Jorge; Chapter 54: Sleep Disturbances,Felise Zollman andEric Larson; Chapter 55: Post-Traumatic Headaches,Henry Lew, Sara Cohen and Peter Hsu; Chapter 56: Neurovascular Complications,Sunil Kothairi; Section 6: Special Considerations and Traumatic Brain Injury Resources: Chapter 57: Pediatric Considerations in Traumatic Brain Injury Care,Christopher Giza and Daniel Shrey; Chapter 58: Special Considerations in Caring for the Workers' Compensation Patient,Felise Zollman; Chapter 59: Developing a Life Care Plan,Roger Weed and Debra Berens; Chapter 60: Medical-legal Considerations,Robert Hanlon; Chapter 61: Alcohol Misuse and Traumatic Brain Injury,John Corrigan; Chapter 62: Ethical Considerations,Debjani Mukherjee; Chapter 63: Special Considerations for Military Personnel: Unique Aspects of Blast Injury,Shane Mcnamee; Chapter 64: Treatment and Rehabilitation Services for Mild-to-Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury in the Military,Grant Iverson and Louis French; Chapter 65: Management of Traumatic Brain Injury in the Older Adult,David Cifu; Chapter 66: Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Traumatic Brain Injury,Felise Zollman; Chapter 67: Return to Work Following Traumatic Brain Injury,Paul Wehman, William Walker, and Shane McNamee; Chapter 68: Resources for Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors and Caregivers,Donna Zahara; Chapter 69: Living with Traumatic Brain Injury: From a Survivor's Perspective, Jennifer Field