Long-term survival from traumatic brain injury is greatly increased if management guidelines are properly followed. This book provides practical guidance to neurologists throughout the ‘patient journey’ from severe head injury, treatment in the Intensive Care Unit, through to discharge, rehabilitation, and recovery. Using a patient-oriented approach, guidelines and algorithms help to demonstrate how care requirements change and how neurologists can facilitate recover at all points along the way. Neurologists can use the guidelines found in Traumatic Brain Injury to help treat patients with brain injury and reduce mortality. Table of Contents Part I: Introduction and Imaging 1 The Clinical Problem of Traumatic Head Injury Ramon Diaz-Arrastia and Pieter E. Vos 2 Neuroimaging in Traumatic Brain Injury Pieter E. Vos, Carlos Marquez de la Plata, and Ramon Diaz-Arrastia Part II: Pre-hospital and ED Care 3 Out of Hospital Management in Traumatic Brain Injury Peter R.G. Brink 4 Emergency Department Evaluation of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Noel S. Zuckerbraun, C. Christopher King, and Rachel P. Berger 5 In-hospital Observation for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Pieter E. Vos and Dafin F. Muresanu Part III: In Hospital 6 ICU Care: Surgical and Medical Management – Indications for Immediate Surgery Peter S. Amenta and Jack Jallo 7 ICU Care: Surgical and Medical Management – Neurological Monitoring and Treatment Luzius A. Steiner 8 ICU Care: Surgical and Medical Management – Systemic Treatment Lori Shutter Part IV: Rehabilitation 9 Rehabilitation of Cognitive Deficits after Traumatic Brain Injury Philippe Azouvi and Claire Vallat-Azouvi Part V: Post-acute Care and Community in Re-integration 10 Epidemiology of Traumatic Brain Injury Ramon Diaz-Arrastia and Kimbra Kenney 11 Neuropsychiatric and Behavioral Sequelae Kathleen F. Pagulayan and Jesse R. Fann 12 Follow-up and Community Integration of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Joukje van der Naalt and Joke M. Spikman |