Brain Injury Treatment
Psychology Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84169-572-3 (ISBN)
Brain Injury Treatment: Theories and Practices is a thorough and wide-ranging account of the rehabilitation of brain injury.
Written from an international perspective, this book presents a detailed discussion of the basic science of brain injury. It explains the treatments used in brain injury rehabilitation and covers new methods of rehabilitation, including complementary medicine theories. It contains a wealth of information on different neurosurgical and neuropsychological treatments. It also includes a comprehensive reference to the theories underlying rehabilitation practices and chapters on community reentry and family dynamics following brain injury.
It will be an invaluable tool to students from psychology, medicine, physical and occupational therapy studying the treatment and aftercare of people with brain injury.
Jose Leon-Carrion is Professor of Neuropsychology and Director of the Human Neuropsychology Laboratory at the University of Seville, Spain. At the Center for Brain Injury Rehabilitation (C.RE.CER.) in Seville, an interdisciplinary center for rehabilitation, he is responsible for the design of the rehabilitation programs and director of the Department of Research, Development and Innovation. He was vice-president of the International Brain Injury Association (IBIA) and is currently Secretary General on the Board of Directors of IBIA. He also was president of the Academy for the Advancement of Brain Injury Rehabilitation. George A. Zitnay is Clinical Professor at the Medical College of Virginia, he is the immediate past President of the Brain Injury Association of America, Founder and immediate past President of the International Brain Injury Association, Chairman of the WHO Neurotrauma Committee, former Chairman of the Council of the Medical Rehabilitation Center at NIH, Chairman of the National Brain Injury Research, Treatment and Training Foundation, former Professor and Director of Research at the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Virginia, author, lecturer and member of editorial board of journal, Brain Injury. Klaus von Wild is Professor and Head Neurosurgical, Department for Neurosurgery and Early Neurotraumatological Rehabilitation, Clemenshospital, Teaching Hospital, Westphalian Wilhelms University Munster.
Prehospital Management of Traumatic Brain Injury. Mild Brain Injury: Detecting High Risk Patients. Organization of Neurological Intensive Care Units. Current Concepts and Strategies on Early Neurohabilitation for Patients with Traumatic Injury (TBI). Electrical Treatment of Coma. Low-level responsive states. Diagnosing and treating affective disorders after brain injury, Sleep Disorders in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. Rehabilitation of Equilibrium and Posture Control after Brain Injury. Neuropharmacological Management of Impairment after Traumatic Brain Injury. Spasticity of Cerebral Origin. Rehabilitation in Water. Neuropsychological Assessment of Persons with Acquired Brain Injury. Sevilla Neuropsychological test-Battery (BNS) for the assessment of Executive Functioning.Methods and Tools for the Assessment of Outcome after Brain Injury Rehabilitation. Assessment of Response Bias in Impairment and Disability Examinations. Rehabilitation of Cognitive Disorders after Acquired Brain Injury: The Combine Method (TCM). Neuropsychological Recovery: Children & Adolescents Following Traumatic Brain Injury. Medical Rehabilitation of TBI after Intensive. The holistic, multidisciplinary and intensive approach of treatment: the CRECER method. The Role of Stem Cells in the Rehabilitation of Brain Injury. Complementary Medicine and TBI. The Role of Family in the Rehabilitation of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients: Advocate or Co-Therapist. Return to Work after Brain Injury
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 23.3.2006 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Studies on Neuropsychology, Neurology and Cognition |
| Zusatzinfo | 80 Tables, black and white; 32 Line drawings, black and white; 71 Halftones, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Hove |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 1280 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie |
| Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie ► Neurochirurgie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie | |
| Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie ► Rehabilitation ► Neuro-Rehabilitation | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84169-572-6 / 1841695726 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84169-572-3 / 9781841695723 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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