PART ONE THE TBI LANDSCAPE
Chapter 1 Epidemiology and Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury
Chapter 2 Zeroing in on MTBI: Epidemiology and Impact
Chapter 3 Challenges in Defining and Diagnosing MTBI
Chapter 4 Advances in MTBI Research Methodologies
Top 10 Conclusions
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PART TWO BASIC AND CLINICAL SCIENCE OF MTBI
Chapter 5 Biomechanics of MTBI
Chapter 6 Neurophysiology of MTBI: The Neurometabolic Cascade
Chapter 7 Neuroimaging in MTBI
Top 10 Conclusions
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PART THREE THE NATURAL HISTORY OF MTBI
Chapter 8 Acute Symptoms and Symptom Recovery
Chapter 9 Acute Cognitive Effects and Early Recovery
Chapter 10 Neuropsychological Recovery
Chapter 11 Influence of Acute Injury Characteristics on Recovery
Chapter 12 Measuring Neurophysiologic Recovery
Chapter 13 Functional Outcome After MTBI
Chapter 14 Exceptions to the Rule: Potential Long-Term Effects of MTBI
Top 10 Conclusions
References
PART FOUR IMPLICATIONS FOR RETHINKING POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME
Chapter 15 Defining Postconcussion Syndrome
Chapter 16 Nonspecificity of Postconcussion Syndrome Symptoms
Chapter 17 Epidemiology of Postconcussion Syndrome: Another Denominator Problem
Chapter 18 PCS as a Neuropsychological Disorder
Chapter 19 Psychological Theories of Postconcussion Syndrome
Chapter 20 Interventional Models for Postconcussion Syndrome
Chapter 21 A Practical Model for Clinical Management of PCS
Top 10 Conclusions
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FINAL SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
