Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Concussion Syndrome

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Concussion Syndrome

Michael McCrea, Ph.D.
Leading-edge research on mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) and post-concussive syndrome (PCS) for clinicians. Guidelines and recommendations for the diagnosis and management of these conditions are given for each section.
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This is the first neuropsychology book to translate exciting findings from the recent explosion of research on sport-related concussion to the broader context of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) and post-concussive syndrome (PCS) in the general population.

Traumatic brain injuries are a major global public health problem, but until now, MTBIs, which constitute up to 90 percent of all treated TBIs, have been difficult to evaluate and manage clinically because of the absence of a viable model. Dr. McCrea's book provides a welcome evidence base for all clinicians - including psychologists, neuropsychologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, rehabilitation medicine physicians, phychiatrists, and nurses - involved in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of MTBI, as well as attorneys involved in personal injury litigation and personal injury defense. Each section of the book ends with a helpful summary of the 'Top 10 Conclusions.'

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Details
Item MTPS
ISBN# 1-978-0-19-532829-5
Pages 224 pages, 6 x 9, softcover, perfect bound
Year 2008

Authors

Dr. McCrea is Executive Director of the ProHealth Care Neuroscience Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist and has been head of the Neuropsychology Service at Waukesha Memorial Hospital since 1996. He is also Associate Adjunct Professor of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dr. McCrea has been an active researcher in the neurosciences, with numerous scientific publications, book chapters, and national and international lectures on the topic of traumatic brain injury.

Contents

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
References

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
References

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
References

FINAL SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

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