Table of Contents

Dedications


Foreword by David X. Cifu


Preface


Acknowledgments


PART I. PERSPECTIVES ON CLINICAL CARE, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND RESEARCH


Chapter 1. Clinical Continuum of Care, Natural History, and Future Directions by Douglas I. Katz, Nathan D. Zasler, and Ross D. Zafonte


Chapter 2. History of Acute Care and Rehabilitation of TBI by M. Elizabeth Sandel, Andres M. Rubiano, Gregory Hawryluk, and Andrew Ajisebutu


Chapter 3. Health Policy: United States and International Perspectives by Susan L. Vaughn, Maurizio Gallucci, and Gianluca Quaglio


Chapter 4. International Systems of Care and Research Agendas by Olli Tenovuo, M. Russ Bullock, and Ross D. Zafonte


Chapter 5. Education, Training, and Certification for Health Care Providers by Claudine T. Ward, Dominic A. Carone, Joanne Scandale, and Margaret A. Turk


Chapter 6. Accreditation of Brain Injury Programs by Christine M. MacDonnell


Chapter 7. Research in Traumatic Brain Injury: Current Concepts and Issues by Amy K. Wagner


Chapter 8. Traumatic Brain Injury Epidemiology and Public Health Issues by Matthew J. Breiding, Alexis Peterson, Dana Waltzman, and Jill Daughtery


Chapter 9. Primary Prevention by Daniel Krasna and Elie Paul Elovic


PART II. BIOMECHANICS, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, AND NEURAL RECOVERY


Chapter 10. Biomechanics of Brain Injury by David C. Viano


Chapter 11. Pathobiology of Traumatic Brain Injury by Liesl N. Close, Liz Quesada, and Ross M. Bullock


Chapter 12. Biomarkers by Kevin K. W. Wang, William E. Haskins, Nithya Gandham, and Christopher P. Robinson


Chapter 13. Concepts of Central Nervous System Plasticity and Their Implications for Recovery After Brain Damage by L. Matthew Law, Jonathan Lifshitz, and Donald G. Stein


Chapter 14. Therapeutic Approaches for Experimental Brain Injury by Corina O. Bondi, Eleni H. Moschonas, Jeffrey P. Cheng, Lindsay A. Kutash, C. Edward Dixon, and Anthony E. Kline


PART III. NEUROIMAGING AND NEURODIAGNOSTIC TESTING


Chapter 15. Structural Neuroimaging by Elisabeth A. Wilde, Elizabeth S. Hovenden, Chis Finuf, Erin D. Bigler, Martha E. Shenton, David F. Tate, and Jill V. Hunter


Chapter 16. Functional Neuroimaging by Yelena G. Bodien, Lucia M. Li, and Brian L. Edlow


Chapter 17. Electrophysiologic Techniques by Jose M. Tormos, Hatice Kumru, and Alvaro Pascual-Leone


PART IV. PROGNOSIS AND OUTCOME


Chapter 18. Prognosis After Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Practical, Evidence-Based Approach by Sunil Kothari, Bei Zhang, Nathan Darji, and Jean Woo


Chapter 19. Neuroimaging Correlates of Functional Outcome by Erin D. Bigler and Steven Allder


Chapter 20. Functional Assessment in Traumatic Brain Injury by Brian D. Greenwald, Yelena Goldin, and James M. Anderson


Chapter 21. Life Expectancy and Wellness by Cynthia Harrison-Felix, Lenore A. Hawley, Simon Driver, and Raj Kumar


PART V. ACUTE CARE


Chapter 22. Prehospital Assessment and Care by Annie Chiu and H. E. Hinson


Chapter 23. Critical Care by Jovany Cruz Navarro and Claudia Robertson


Chapter 24. The Surgical Management of Traumatic Brain Injury by Andrew Ajisebutu and Gregory Hawryluk


Chapter 25. Acute Rehabilitation by Cindy B. Ivanhoe, Ana Durand Sanchez, and Eric Spier


Chapter 26. Neurosurgical and Neurorehabilitation Nursing by Kimberly S. Meyer, Shelly Amato, and Molly McNett


PART VI. SPECIAL TBI POPULATIONS


Chapter 27. Traumatic Brain Injury in the Elderly by Jamie M. Levine, Steven R. Flanagan, and Kristen Dams-O'Connor


Chapter 28. Mild Traumatic Brain Injury by Grant L. Iverson, Noah D. Silverberg, and Nathan D. Zasler


Chapter 29. Sport-Related Concussion by Michael McCrea, Andrew M. Bryant, Benjamin Brett, and Lindsay D. Nelson


Chapter 30. Assessment and Rehabilitative Management of Individuals with Disorders of Consciousness by Joseph T. Giacino, Douglas I. Katz, Nicholas D. Schiff, and Yelena Bodien


Chapter 31. Military Traumatic Brain Injury: Special Considerations by Louis M. French and Sara M. Lippa


Chapter 32. Neurodegenerative Dementias by Alyssa Phelps and Robert A. Stern


PART VII. PEDIATRIC TBI


Chapter 33. Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Special Considerations by Nathan K. Evanson, Lynn Babcock, Brad G. Kurowski, Tara Rhine, and J. Michael Taylor


Chapter 34. Pediatric Neurocritical Care: Special Considerations by Manual A. Viamonte, Andranik Madikians, and Christopher C. Giza


Chapter 35. Pediatric Neuropsychological Issues and Cognitive Rehabilitation by Beth S. Slomine, Megan Kramer, and Danielle M. Ploetz


Chapter 36. Educational Issues and Return to School by Ann Glang, Melissa McCart, Deborah Ettel, and Susan C. Davies


Chapter 37. Family Assessment and Intervention After Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury by Caron E. Gan and Roberta DePompei


PART VIII. NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS


Chapter 38. Post-Traumatic Seizures and Epilepsy by Alan R. Towne and Stuart A. Yablon


Chapter 39. Movement Disorders After Traumatic Brain Injury by Joachim K. Krauss, Manolis Polemikos, and Joseph Jankovic


Chapter 40. Cranial Nerve Disorders by Flora M. Hammond and Sheryl D. Katta-Charles


Chapter 41. Fatigue: Assessment and Treatment by David L. Ripley and Brian D. Greenwald


Chapter 42. Sleep-Wake Disturbances by Risa Nakase-Richardson, Marc A. Silva, Amanda Garcia, and Lara Wittine


Chapter 43. Diagnosis and Management of Late Intracranial Complications of Traumatic Brain Injury by David F. Long and Mithra Maneyapanda


Chapter 44. Anoxic and Hypoxic Ischemic Brain Injury by Brigid Dwyer, Ali Daneshmand, Kushak Suchdev, and David Greer


Chapter 45. Infectious, Toxic, Electrical and Radiation-based Acquired Brain Injuries by Raymond C. Chou, Alissa A. Totman, Lauren M. Hall, India A. Lissak, Ginger R. Polich, Nicole L. Mazwi, and Ross D. Zafonte


PART IX. SPECIAL SENSES


Chapter 46. Evaluation and Treatment of Visual Dysfunction by Kenneth J. Ciuffreda, Barry Tannen, Eric L. Singman, and M. H. Esther Han


Chapter 47. Audiologic Impairment by Daniel H. Coelho, Erin C. Williams, Michael Bauschard, and Michael Hoffer


Chapter 48. Dizziness and Imbalance by Susan L. Whitney and Joseph M. Furman


Chapter 49. Smell and Taste by Richard M. Costanzo and Evan R. Reiter


PART X. MOTOR AND MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS


Chapter 50. Complications Associated with Immobility After Acquired Brain Injury by Kathleen R. Bell and Shelby L. Halsey


Chapter 51. Managing Upper Motoneuron Muscle Overactivity by Daniel K. Moon and Thomas K. Watanabe


Chapter 52. Neuro-Orthopedics by Harish Hosalkar, Keith Baldwin, and Mary Ann Keenan


PART XI. AUTONOMIC AND OTHER ORGAN SYSTEM PROBLEMS


Chapter 53. Autonomic Dysfunction by Ian J. Baguley and Hannah L. H. Barden


Chapter 54. Neuroendocrine Dysfunction After Traumatic Brain Injury by Tamara L. Wexler


Chapter 55. Gastrointestinal and Nutritional Issues by Donald F. Kirby, Mohamed Tausif Siddiqui, Arlene Escuro, and Amandeep Singh


Chapter 56. Sexuality and Intimacy Following Traumatic Brain Injury by Angelle M. Sander, M. Elizabeth Sandel, Alexander Moreno, and Richard Delmonico


PART XII. POST-TRAUMA PAIN DISORDERS


Chapter 57. Post-Traumatic Headache by Sheryl Katta-Charles, Joseph Tessler, and Lawrence J. Horn


Chapter 58. Post-Traumatic Pain Disorders: Medical Assessment and Management by Nathan D. Zasler, Mike F. Martelli, and Samuel T. Clanton


Chapter 59. Psychological Assessment and Management of Post-Traumatic Pain by Michael F. Martelli, Nathan D. Zasler, and Mark C. Bender


PART XIII. COGNITIVE PROBLEMS


Chapter 60. Cognitive Impairments by Paul J. Eslinger, Giuseppe Zappala, Freeman Chakara, and A. M. Barrett


Chapter 61. Neuropsychological Assessment and Treatment Planning by Ana Mills, Nancy H. Hsu, and Jeffrey S. Kreutzer


Chapter 62. Cognitive Rehabilitation by Thomas F. Bergquist, Amy Rosenbaum, Rebecca D. Eberle, and Lance E. Trexler


PART XIV. BEHAVIORAL IMPAIRMENTS


Chapter 63. Neuropsychiatric Assessment and Treatment by Hal S. Wortzel and Lisa A. Brenner


Chapter 64. Principles of Behavioral Analysis and Treatment by Timothy J. Feeney and Kate Rachel Gould


Chapter 65. Psychological Interventions for Emotional and Behavioral Problems Following Traumatic Brain Injury by Jennie Ponsford


Chapter 66. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and TBI by Soo-Hee Choi and Murray B. Stein


PART XV. SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND SWALLOWING PROBLEMS


Chapter 67. Assessment and Treatment of Speech and Language Disorders in TBI by Leanne Togher, Louise C. Keegan, and Elisa Elbourn


Chapter 68. Evaluation and Treatment of Swallowing Problems by Anna Miles


Chapter 69. Cognitive-Communication Deficits Following Traumatic Brain Injury by Carl A. Coelho and Andres Lindsey


PART XVI. FUNCTIONAL MOBILITY, ADL'S and LEISURE SKILLS


Chapter 70. Neuroscientific Basis for Occupational and Physical Therapy Interventions by Randolph J. Nudo and Numa Dancause


Chapter 71. Movement Rehabilitation by Karen L. McCulloch and Katherine J. Sullivan


Chapter 72. Activities of Daily Living and Leisure Skills: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives by Julia Schmidt, Caroline Pelaez, and Joan Toglia


Chapter 73. Assistive Technology for People With Traumatic Brain Injuries by Tony Gentry, Lauren Andelin, Marianne Capps, John Damiao, and Barbara Lent


PART XVII. NEUROPHARMACOLOGY, NEUROTECHNOLOGY, AND ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT


Chapter 74. Neuropharmacology:  A Neurorehabilitation Perspective by David L. Ripley


Chapter 75. Pharmacotherapy of Cognitive Impairment by David B. Arciniegas, David K. Quinn, and Jonathan M. Silver


Chapter 76. Pharmacotherapy of Neuropsychiatric Disturbances by David B. Arciniegas, Lindsey Gurin, and Jonathan M. Silver


Chapter 77. Neurotechnology in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation by Eric Fabara, Catherine Adans-Dester, and Paolo Bonato


Chapter 78. Complementary and Integrative Medicine by Sonya Kim, Ann Van de Winckel, Karla L. Thompson, and Patricia Heyn


PART XVIII. PSYCHOSOCIAL FUNCTIONING, COMMUNITY RE-ENTRY AND PRODUCTIVITY


Chapter 79. Posthospital Rehabilitation by Debra Braunling-McMorrow, April R. Groff, David B. Salisbury, and James F. Malec


Chapter 80. Driving After Traumatic Brain Injury by Renerus J. Stolwyk, Pamela E. Ross, James R. Gooden, Zoe Adey-Wakeling, and Jennie E. Ponsford


Chapter 81. Substance Misuse Among Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury by John D. Corrigan, Rachel Sayko Adams, and Kristen Dams-O'Connor


Chapter 82. Practical Approaches to Family Assessment and Intervention by Samantha L. Backhaus, Thomas F. Bergquist, Summer L. Ibarra, and Jeffrey S. Kreutzer


Chapter 83. Return to Work Following Traumatic Brain Injury by Lauren Avellone and Paul Wehman


PART XIX. MEDICOLEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES


Chapter 84. Ethics in Brain Injury Medicine by Joseph J. Fins and Debjani Mukherjee


Chapter 85. Clinicolegal Issues by Nathan D. Zasler, Arthur Ameis, Michael F. Martelli, and Shane S. Bush


Chapter 86. Life Care Planning After Traumatic Brain Injury: Clinical and Forensic Issues by Debra Berens


Chapter 87. Capacity Assessment: Clinicolegal, Psychosocial and Ethical Caveats by Vivian L. Begali


EBOOK ONLY CHAPTERS


Chapter 88. A Survivor's Perspective On Living With Traumatic Brain Injury by Jay McLaughlin


Chapter 89. Advocacy: The Power to Heal by Marilyn P. Spivack and Laura S. Lorenz


Chapter 90. Resources For Persons With TBI And Their Caregivers by Michael F. Martelli and Nathan D. Zasler


Chapter 91.Techniques for Managing Physical Agitation in the Patient with Brain Injury by Kritis Dasgupta

About the Author

Nathan D. Zasler, MD, CEO and Medical Director, Concussion Care Center of Virginia and Tree of Life Services, Glen Allen, VA

Douglas I. Katz, MD, FACRM, FAAN, FASNR, FANA, BIM
Professor
Department of Neurology
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts
Medical Director
Brain Injury Program
Encompass Health
Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital
Braintree, Massachusetts

Ross D. Zafonte, DO, Chairman, Department of PM&R, Harvard Medical School; Chief of PM&R, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA