Harvey S. Levin

Jordan Grafman

Howard M. Eisenberg

"This volume will repay the reader with a greatly enhanced understanding of the challenge facing head-injured patients when they try to return to society." --The Lancet

Neurobehavioral Recovery from Head Injury

Arthur L. Benton

J. Paul Muizelaar

This book provides a superb integration of clinical and research findings on catastrophic brain injury. The clinical chapters address the definition, epidemiology, pathophysiology, and outcome of the most severe closed head injuries that typically result in death or devastating neurobehavioral sequelae. They cover cerebral metabolism following catastrophic brain injury, medical management, pharmacologic treatment for survivors, the impact on the family, and legal and ethical issues. The chapters on experimental research include reviews of recent advances in characterizing neurochemical interactions contributing to secondary brain injury and of experimental studies of the effects of neural transplantation on cognitive performance in animals. A summary chapter synthesizes the clinical and experimental material, provides an update concerning ongoing clinical trials to evaluate the efficacy of drugs and Rypothermia in the treatment of acute severe head injury, and offers a perspective on future directions of research to mitigate the consequences of severe head injury.

Catastrophic Brain Injury

Chairman Division of Neurosurgery Howard M Eisenberg

Arthur Lester Benton

Recent technical advances have made it possible to trace the cognitive and behavioural functions of the frontal lobes of the brain more precisely. This text aims to provide a reference source on this region of the brain and its role in cognition, behaviour and clinical disorders. [Ed.].

Frontal Lobe Function and Dysfunction

David Shum

Raymond C. K. Chan

"All professionals working in the field of TBI will want to purchase this book as it brings I together the latest research in this complex area. Contributors from around the globe provide the latest information on historical, medical, cognitive, emotional, psychosocial and pharmacological issues in TBI. Also included are discussions of areas rarely addressed such as blast injuries and TBI in elderly people."---Professor Barbara A. Wilson, Oliver Zangwill Centre For Rehabilitation, Ely, United Kingdom --Book Jacket.

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