Advocating a pragmatic and multidisciplinary approach to the management of patients with brain injuries, Traumatic Brain Injury provides a detailed description of care along the whole-patient pathway. Delivering an evidence-based update on the optimal care of both adult and paediatric patients who have sustained injuries ranging from mild to severe, information from on-going multi-centre studies in neurotrauma is included. The basic scientific principles of neuropathology, head injury research and scoring systems are presented before detailed sections on emergency department care, patient transfer, intensive care and longer-term care. Rehabilitation is reviewed in detail with chapters discussing the aims and roles of physiotherapy, occupational therapy and neuropsychology amongst others. Discussing medico-legal issues in detail, the effect of injury on the individual and their family are also examined. Emphasising a holistic approach to caring for patients with brain injuries, this is an essential guide for all involved.

Book Description

Advocates a multidisciplinary approach to the management of patients with traumatic brain injuries, discussing emergency, intensive and longer-term care.

Contents

۱ Epidemiology of Head Injury
۲ The Neuropathology of Traumatic Brain Injury
۳ Experimental Models of Traumatic Brain Injury
۴ Clinical Assessment of the Head-Injured Patient
۵ Neuroimaging in Trauma
۶ Scoring Systems for Trauma and Head Injury
۷ Early Phase Care of Patients with Mild and Minor Head Injury
۸ Early Phase Care of Patients with Moderate and Severe Head Injury
۹ Interhospital Transfer of Brain-Injured Patients
۱۰ Principles of Head Injury Intensive Care Management
۱۱ Intracranial Pressure Monitoring in Head Injury
۱۲ Multimodality Monitoring in Head Injury
۱۳ Therapeutic Options in Neurocritical Care: Optimising Brain Physiology
۱۴ Therapeutic Options in Neurocritical Care: Beyond the Brain
۱۵ Brain Stem Death and Organ Donation
۱۶ Anaesthesia for Emergency Neurosurgery
۱۷ Surgical Issues in the Management of Head-Injured Patients
۱۸ Craniofacial Trauma: Injury Patterns and Management
۱۹ Cranioplasty after Head Injury
۲۰ Neurosurgical Complications of Head Injury
۲۱ Paediatric Head Injury Management
۲۲ Assessment of Cognition and Capacity
۲۳ Families: Effective Communication and Facilitating Adjustment
۲۴ Principles of Rehabilitation
۲۵ MDT and Rehabilitation of Head Injury
۲۶ Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
۲۷ Assistive Technology and Rehabilitation
۲۸ Outcomes and Prognosis
۲۹ Medicolegal Aspects of Traumatic Brain and Cervical Spine Injury