Rehabilitation of the Adult and Child With Traumatic Brain Injury, ed 3.Rehabilitation of the Adult and Child With Traumatic Brain Injury Traumatic brain injury (TBI), traumatic injuries to the brain, also called intracranial injury, or simply head injury, occurs when a sudden trauma causes brain damage. TBI can result from a closed head injury or a penetrating head injury and is one of two subsets of acquired brain , ed 3 Rosenthal M, Griffith ER, Kreutzer kreu·zer or kreut·zer n. Any of several small coins of low value formerly used in Austria and Germany. [German, from Middle High German kriuzer, from kriuze, JS, Pentland B, eds. Philadelphia, PA 19103, FA Davis Co, 1999, hardcover, 620 pp, illus, $89. Now in its third edition, this book is a comprehensive survey of the etiology, pathology, treatment, and special considerations for the management of the adult and child with acquired brain injury A neurological condition, Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is damage to the brain acquired after birth. It usually affects cognitive, physical, emotional, social or independent functioning and can result from traumatic brain injury (i.e. accidents, falls, assaults, etc. . The purpose of the book is to "present a reasonably up-to-date discussion of issues that are of greatest relevance to the practitioner, whether student, novice or expert." The editors and authors have been successful in fulfilling this task. The book is divided into 33 chapters, which have been organized into 5 general sections. In all, 74 authors from all major medical and rehabilitation disciplines have contributed to the effort. Sections I and II focus on pathology and assessment of the person with brain injury. Chapters on neuropsychological assessment Neuropsychological assessment was traditionally carried out to assess the extent of impairment to a particular skill and to attempt to locate an area of the brain which may have been damaged after brain injury or neurological illness. , family assessment, and communication and swallowing complement strong chapters on the acute medical management and neurological and neuroradiological assessment of the patient with traumatic brain injury. Section III takes a traditional discipline-oriented approach to treatment with chapters on restoring mobility, activities-of-daily-living function, cognitive rehabilitation cognitive rehabilitation, n therapy that connects memory failure with a person's relationship, anxiety, and self-concept issues. Has been used for traumatic brain injury. , communication disorders, behavioral issues, community integration, and vocational rehabilitation. Section IV deals with the child with traumatic brain injury and contains an important chapter discussing the transition to education in the postacute rehabilitation period. Section V concludes the book with a survey of important issues affecting special populations or characteristics of individuals with traumatic brain injury. Patients in a vegetative state Vegetative State Definition A coma-like state characterized by open eyes and the appearance of wakefulness is defined as vegetative. Description The vegetative state is a chronic or long-term condition. , older adults with brain injury, sexuality, mild brain injury, spasticity spasticity /spas·tic·i·ty/ (spas-tis´i-te) the state of being spastic; see spastic (2). spas·tic·i·ty n. 1. A spastic state or condition. 2. Spastic paralysis. and other movement disorders Movement Disorders Definition Movement disorders are a group of diseases and syndromes affecting the ability to produce and control movement. Description , substance abuse, and case management are among the issues considered in this section. This is a well-written and well-edited book that would be of interest to any and all clinicians who manage patients with traumatic brain injury. The preface to the first edition of the book states that "the content of the book will be valuable for all those concerned with head injury, regardless of their specific area" and that the book was designed "not only to highlight important research advances of the past decade but to allow clinicians to find it useful as a guide to clinical practice." I heartily agree with this assessment and recommend this book to the physical therapy community. Robert Sandstrom, PhD, PT Creighton University Omaha, Neb Dr Sandstrom is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy. |
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