Traumatic Brain Injury, Part II

The Handbook of Clinical Neurology volumes on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) provide the reader with an updated review of emerging approaches to TBI research, clinical management and patient rehabilitation. Chapters in Part II offer coverage of clinical sequelae and long-term outcome, brain plasticity and long-term risks, and clinical trials.  Contemporary investigations on blast injury and chronic traumatic encephalopathy are presented, making this state-of-the-art volume a must have for clinicians and researchers concerned with the clinical management, or investigation, of TBI.

Internationally renowned scientists describe cutting edge research on the neurobiological response to traumatic brain injury, including complications to movement, mood, cognition and moreExplores cellular/molecular and genetic factors contributing to plasticity Presents up-to-date expert recommendation for clinical trials and issues related to effective rehabilitationNew findings are included on the long-term effects of traumatic brain injury that may impact aging and lead to dementia

Section 6 Clinical Sequelae and Long-Term Outcome 29. Predicting Outcome after Traumatic Brain Injury  30. Movement disorders secondary to craniocerebral trauma  31. Language impairments in traumatic brain injury: a window into complex cognitive performance  32. Connecting clinical and experimental investigations of awareness in traumatic brain injury  33. Post-Traumatic Epilepsy  34. Autonomic Dysfunction Syndromes after Acute Brain Injury  35. Sleep in traumatic brain injury  36. Post traumatic headaches  37. Traumatic brain injury and cognition  38. Mood disorders  39. Post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury  40. Long term functional outcomes and psychosocial consequences of traumatic brain injury  41. Sequelae in Children: Developmental Consequences

Section 7 Brain Plasticity and Long-Term Risks 42. Cellular and Molecular Neuronal Plasticity  43. Traumatic brain injury and reserve  44. Traumatic brain injury and late-life dementia  45. Genetic factors in traumatic brain injury

Section 8 Conducting Clinical Trials in Traumatic Brain Injury 46. Ethical and Regulatory Considerations in the Design of Traumatic Brain Injury Clinical Studies 47. Design of Acute Neuroprotection Studies  48. Design of brain injury rehabilitation treatment research  49. The ebb and flow of traumatic brain injury research