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.

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Yes, you can access Brain Injury Treatment by Jose Leon-Carrion, Klaus R. H. von Wild, George A. Zitnay in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychologie & Histoire et théorie en psychologie. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Year

2006

ISBN

9781135420710

Edition

Topic

Psychologie

Subtopic

Histoire et théorie en psychologie

Cover page
Title page
Copyright page
From the series editor
Contributors
Tables and figures
Note
1: Prehospital management of traumatic brain injury
2: Mild brain injury Detecting high-risk patients
3: Organization of neurological intensive care units
4: Current concepts and strategies on early neurorehabilitation for patients with traumatic brain injury (Tbi) A model project according to the guidelines of the German Task Force on Early Neurological– Neurosurgical Rehabilitation
5: Electrical treatment of coma Experience in the eastern Usa and central Japan
6: Low-level responsive states
7: Diagnosing and treating affective disorders after brain injury
8: Sleep disorders in patients with traumatic brain injury
9: Rehabilitation of equilibrium and posture control after brain injury The NeuroBird method
10: Neuropharmacologic management of impairment after traumatic brain injury
11: Spasticity of cerebral origin
12: Rehabilitation in water A practical guide
13: Neuropsychological assessment of persons with acquired brain injury
14: Sevilla Neuropsychological Test Battery (BNS) (version 2.0) for the assessment of executive functioning
15: Methods and tools for the assessment of outcome after brain injury rehabilitation
16: Assessment of response bias in impairment and disability examinations
17: Rehabilitation of cognitive disorders after acquired brain injury The Combined Method (TCM)
18: Neuropsychological recovery in children and adolescents following traumatic brain injury Peter D. Patrick, Sean T. Patrick, and Erin Duncan
19: Medical rehabilitation of Tbi after intensive care
20: The holistic, multidisciplinary, and intensive approach of treatment The Crecer method
21: The role of stem cells in the rehabilitation of brain injury*
22: Complementary medicine and Tbi
23: The role of family in the rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury patients Advocate or co-therapist
24: Return to work after brain injury