Research Catalog

Title

Head injury and postconcussive syndrome / edited by Matthew Rizzo, Daniel Tranel.

Publication

New York : Churchill Livingstone, [1996], ©1996.

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Additional Authors

• Rizzo, Matthew.
• Tranel, Daniel D.

Description

xvi, 533 pages : illustrations; 26 cm

Subject

• Brain > Complications
• Brain Concussion
• Brain Injuries > psychology
• Brain damage
• Head Injuries, Closed

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. Overview of Head Injury and Postconcussive Syndrome / Matthew Rizzo and Daniel Tranel -- 2. Epidemiology of Closed Head Injury / James C. Torner and Mario Schootman -- 3. Neuropathology of Closed Head Injury / Juan C. Troncoso and Barry Gordon -- 4. Head Injury in Motor Vehicle Crashes: Human Factors, Effects, and Prevention / Daniel V. McGehee -- 5. Neuroimaging in Closed Head Injury / William W. Orrison, Jr. and Jeffrey David Lewine -- 6. Functional Brain Imaging - Basic Principles and Application to Head Trauma / Peter Herscovitch -- 7. The Electrophysiologic Evaluation of Head-Injured Patients: Value and Limitations / Jon Tippin and Thoru Yamada -- 8. Post-Traumatic Headaches / Sue Barcellos and Matthew Rizzo -- 9. Neuro-Otologic Trauma and Dizziness / R. J. Tusa and S. B. Brown -- 10. Neuro-Ophthalmologic Disturbances in Head Injury / Aditya V. Mishra and Kathleen B. Digre -- 11. Post-Traumatic Epilepsy / Mark A. Granner --
• 12. Nonepileptic Events / John R. Gates and Mark A. Granner -- 13. Cervical Pain Syndrome / Warren Rizzo and Matthew Rizzo -- 14. Sleep Disorders / Mark W. Mahowald and Maren L. Mahowald -- 15. Psychiatric Conditions / William R. Yates -- 16. Unexplained Neurologic Complaints / Roger Kathol -- 17. Medications and Their Effects / Carla Zeilmann, Paul J. Perry and Robert G. Robinson -- 18. Neurologic Impairment and Disability Evaluation / Nathan D. Zasler -- 19. Neuropsychological Assessment of Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury: The Iowa-Benton Approach / R. D. Jones -- 20. Neuropsychological Sequelae of Traumatic Brain Injury / R. D. Jones, S. W. Anderson, T. Cole and J. Hathaway-Nepple -- 21. Neurologic and Neuropsychological Aspects of Frontal Lobe Impairments in Postconcussive Syndrome / Paul J. Eslinger, Lynn M. Grattan and Laszlo Geder --
• 22. Neurologic and Neuropsychological Aspects of Minor Head Injury in Children / Jane E. Cerhan, Elsa G. Shapiro and Robert L. Kriel -- 23. Cognitive Rehabilitation in Closed Head Injury / S. W. Anderson -- 24. Forensic Issues in the Neuropsychologic Assessment of Patients with Postconcussive Syndrome / Paul R. Lees-Haley and John T. Dunn -- 25. Detection of Malingering in Postconcussive Syndrome / Scott R. Millis and Steven H. Putnam -- 26. Chronic Pain, Soft-Tissue Injury, and Litigation Law / Michael I. Weintraub -- 27. Medicolegal Aspects of Head Injury / Carl L. Rowley and Richard S. Cornfeld.

ISBN

0443089647

LCCN

95037026

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries