Concussive brain trauma : neurobehavioral impairment and maladaptation /
"Continuing the tradition of the bestselling first edition, this second edition provides comprehensive coverage of neurobehavioral disorders in children and adults following impact and acceleration accidents. Completely revised and updated, the book includes comprehensive coverage of consciousn...
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Boca Raton, FL :
CRC Press,
[2012], ©2012
Boca Raton, FL : ©2012 Boca Raton, FL : [2012] |
| Edition: | Second edition |
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Table of Contents:
- Concussion: not always "minor" head injury
- Introduction to the postconcussion syndrome
- The central nervous system: organization of behavior
- Acute alterations of consciousness
- The internal milieu: brain and body
- Biomechanics and tissue injuries
- Acute brain and somatic injury
- The acute stress response
- Chronic posttraumatic stress disorder: injury, disease, and burnout
- Comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and concussion
- Disorders of sensation, motion, and body schema
- Vocal motor disorders
- Chronic pain and posttraumatic headaches
- Chronic posttraumatic disorders of consciousness
- Cognition, language, and intelligence
- Posttraumatic personality disorders
- Children's brain trauma
- Outcome and treatment: concussive trauma
- Biomechanical perspective on blast injury: comorbid brain and somatic trauma