Mindstorms : The Complete Guide for Families Living with Traumatic Brain Injury
A compassionate, reassuring resource for families affected by this "silent epidemic."
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Boulder :
Da Capo Press,
2009
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Foreword 1
- Introduction 3
- PART 1 Understanding theBasics of Brain Injury
- 1 Types of Traumatic Brain Injury 17
- 2 Brain Injury Myths 29
- 3 Discovering and Diagnosing Brain Injury 37
- 4 Recognizing Mild Traumatic Brain Injury 47
- PART 2 The Various Effects ofTraumatic Brain Injury
- 5 How TBI Can Affect the Body 59
- 6 How TBI Can Affect the Mind 75
- 7 How TBI Can Affect Social Interaction 87
- 8 How TBI Can Affect Personality: The Alien Self 101
- PART 3 Treating TBI: From ER Through Rehab
- 9 Emergency and Acute Care 113
- 10 Rehabilitation 101 125
- 11 Medication Therapies 137
- 12 Cognitive Therapy 149
- 13 Behavioral Therapy 163
- PART 4 The Journey Back
- 14 Reentering the Real World 173
- 15 Taking Care of the Caregiver-YOU 187
- Epilogue: The Future Is Now 197
- Appendix: How the Brain Works, 201
- Resources, 219
- Acknowledgments, 225
- Index, 227